On Saturday, 18 November 2023 we are delighted to be hosting our first ever SECAmb Volunteers Conference. We are looking forward to welcoming more than 200 of our volunteers to a day of networking and celebration and will be joined by an exciting line-up of speakers, exploring topics such as the benefits volunteers bring to patients and staff and how we can continue to expand the role of volunte
South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), staff and volunteers have gathered to celebrate long service and special achievements at the second of its three annual awards ceremonies. More than a total of 1,000 years’ service was marked with three colleagues picking up awards for an amazing 40 years’ service to the NHS at the ceremony at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking yesterday, (9 N
For the sixth year running, we are once again showing our support for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal with special ‘poppy ambulances’ out and about in each of our operational areas, featuring a large remembrance design on the side. SECAmb Chief Executive, Simon Weldon, said: “Many of our staff have strong links with the armed forces and I am pleased that, once again, we are able to show ou
The long service and achievements of ambulance staff, volunteers and members of the public have been celebrated at the first in a series of three South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) awards events. Attendees gathered at The Orangery in Maidstone on the evening of Thursday 2 November for the awards which primarily cover the Trust’s Kent region. Awards for Surrey and Suss
The Trust’s next community forum will be an opportunity for the public and patients to learn more and share their views on the development of our clinical led strategy. The virtual Community Forum, which is open to anyone who has an interest in attending, will take place between 19:00 and 20:30 on Wednesday, 29 November. During this session, we are keen to engage people on the development our stra
A 34-year-old woman from Sayers Common, West Sussex, has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save her life in December 2020. Sarah Edmonds, who was just 31 years old when she collapsed in her then 4-year-old daughter Arabella’s bedroom, received CPR from husband, James, under the instruction of 999 Emergency Medical Advisor, Owen Brown. Now Sarah and James, who met with the South East
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is celebrating the variety of roles that serve patients from its 999 Emergency Operations Centres and NHS 111 Contact Centres as part of International Control Room Week. The Trust is marking the week, (23-29 October), by highlighting the dedication and skill of its teams across its social media channels and urging people interested
A Brighton man, who suffered a cardiac arrest in October last year, has been reunited with some of the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) team who helped save his life. Steven Hawkes, 45, visited Brighton Make Ready Centre with his wife, Tracy and daughter, Sophie last week, on the eve of the anniversary of his collapse. Steven, also father to Yasmine, Howard and Olivia, met and thanked s
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is urging everyone ask themselves if they would know what to do to help save a life this Restart a Heart Day. Throughout next week, from Monday 16 October, along with organisations across the country, SECAmb’s staff and volunteers will be working with local partners including Kent Fire and Rescue, to teach CPR to thousands of young
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), would like to hear from people interested in taking up volunteering roles as a Community First Responders (CFRs). SECAmb’s Community First Responders are volunteer members of the public provided with training to respond to emergencies in the areas where they live or work. They deliver care to patients in the minutes before the arri