We welcome the launch today of the Government’s National Oversight Framework (NOF) tables, which sees all NHS Trusts placed into one of four equal segments/performance categories. The continuing hard work and excellent care delivered by our teams is evidenced by our placement in the second highest segment – segment two – which points to good performance across most domains covered by the ne
A big thank you to each and everyone SECAmb member of staff, our volunteers, our emergency service and NHS partners and to the public for its support this this Emergency Service Day. Every year on 9 September, the country marks Emergency Service Day, also known as 999 Day – a national day dedicated to recognising and celebrating the extraordinary work of emergency service and NHS colleagues across
Thanks to the life-saving actions of SECAmb clinicians, Cheltenham man, Pat Cox, continues to celebrate 50 years of marriage with his wife Drena and got to see his granddaughter graduate university. Now 71-years-old, Pat, and his wife, Drena, recently visited our Tangmere Make Ready Centre where they met with Paramedic, Ashley Carter, and Emergency Care Support Worker (ECSW), Hannah Williams – th
Learn how to be more ‘emergency ready’ as part of the #30Days30WaysUk campaign running throughout September. The national initiative shares daily activities designed to help people prepare for emergencies and aims to show how to build preparedness and resilience. Each day highlights a different theme, from flooding and power cuts to fire safety, first aid, and mental health, with practical tips an
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Just three weeks after welcoming their son into the world in the back of an ambulance, new parents Louisa and Joe were reunited with the crew who helped deliver their second child. Louisa from Canterbury in Kent, who is already mum to two-year-old Theo, had been feeling increasing discomfort as her contractions grew closer together on the evening on Thursday, 17 July. At 40 weeks pregnant, she cal
Golden celebrations enjoyed by a Tadworth man this year might never have happened if not for the rapid actions of a SECAmb crew. “If they hadn’t been so quick with their response, and fast at their job, I wouldn’t have made it,” said Peter Flanders. “I’m very grateful to everybody who helped me that day.” Peter and his wife celebrated their Golden Weddin
A Seaford man and keen tennis player recently reunited with the lifesavers that came to his aid when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a tennis finals match. Now 75-year-old, Nick Lade, and his family recently visited our Polegate Make Ready Centre – just over a year on from Nick’s cardiac arrest. Here, they met with Associate Ambulance Practitioners (AAP), Amie-Rose King and Kirk Collison
The care and compassion shown by a SECAmb crew during the final days of a Hailsham man’s life, following 70 years of marriage, left a profound and lasting impact on him and his family. Emergency Care Support Worker (ECSW), Samantha McDonnell and Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner (TAAP), Francesca Medhurst were called to transport Don Allen from his home to St Wilfrid’s hospice in Eastbourne
A 14-year-old girl from Sittingbourne, Kent, has been praised for her bravery after calling 999 when her younger brother collapsed in June 2025. Ruby-Louise was at home with her brother Tyler when he rapidly started to become unwell. She quickly alerted her parents and helped Tyler to sit down, aiding his head as he collapsed. Remaining calm under pressure, Ruby-Louise dialled 999 and spoke to Em