Children across the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) region are invited to create a design which will feature on the side of one of 12 frontline ambulances across its Kent, Surrey and Sussex region. SECAmb is looking for designs which incorporate a rainbow, NHS logo and a supportive public message. A small judging panel will choose three winning designs which will be placed on four amb
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), would like to thank the public for their continued support and is urging everyone to continue to closely follow the government’s coronavirus guidance throughout the Easter weekend and beyond. SECAmb has been inundated with message of support and offers of assistance in recent weeks as staff and volunteers in the Trust’s 999 and 111
We are aware of a voice message being shared currently on social media regarding the ambulance response to coronavirus. The alarmist information being shared in the message is not correct. We would urge people to disregard the message and not share it further. In line with our ongoing plans during this challenging time, we are continuing to follow national guidelines regarding the ambulance respon
SECAmb staff, volunteers and members of the public have been recognised for their long service and achievements at the first of the Trust’s annual awards ceremonies. The ceremony, the first of three to be held across the Trust’s region, was held on Thursday 27 February at The Orangery, Turkey Mill, Maidstone, Kent. Staff and volunteers were recognised for a combined total of more than 800 years’ s
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South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has welcomed an announcement that paramedic students will get £5,000 support payment each year from September 2020. SECAmb Chief Executive Philip Astle said: “We welcome this announcement as there is a real need to expand the paramedic workforce nationally. As demand for ambulance services continues to grow it is vital that we contin
A man, who collapsed in cardiac arrest, enjoyed a Christmas reunion with the ambulance team who came to his aid. Garry Henderson, 55, from Shorne, near Gravesend, Kent, was reunited with his life-saving team recently at Medway ambulance station in Chatham following his collapse at home on 6 September 2018. Garry, along with his partner, Sue and brother, Simon, met with Critical Care Paramedic, Dav
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) would like to thank its staff and volunteers for their commitment and hard work over what was, as ever, a busy New Year’s Eve. The Trust would also like to thank the public for its support and messages of appreciation across the whole festive and New Year period. While the peak period of the night, (midnight-1am) saw the Trust handle
As it prepares to receive close to three calls a minute in the hours after the New Year is seen in, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is asking the public for its support and patience. The Trust will be working hard to continue to prioritise its response to its most seriously ill and life-threatened patients throughout New Year’s Eve. Calls which do not relate to a serious emergency will
A couple from Rochester have been reunited with the ambulance team which came to their aid when mum-to-be Carly Walker started fitting and collapsed at 35 weeks pregnant. Carly, 37, attended Medway ambulance station recently with baby Naomi, now five months old, and husband Nick to personally thank all those involved in responding to them on 27 July, one of the hottest days of the year. First to a