South East Coast Ambulance Service is urging the public to use 999 responsibly this New Year’s Eve as it prepares to manage high levels of demand. The service experienced significant pressure over the Christmas period and is expecting to face particularly high demand in the lead up to New Year and during the celebrations themselves. On Christmas Day the Trust handled more than 3,200 calls with th
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is urging people to do some final checks and preparation to help ensure they keep themselves, their family and others as safe as possible this Christmas. The service experienced significant pressure over the weekend and is expecting a busy final week before Christmas with many people out and about celebrating and roads busy with traf
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A Sussex man who collapsed suddenly in cardiac arrest has been reunited with the South East Coast Ambulance Service, (SECAmb), crews who helped save his life. Lee Cottingham, from Lower Dicker, now aged 45, collapsed in farm buildings in Etchingham, East Sussex, in June 2015. He has gone on to make an amazing recovery and returned to work just four months later as a domestic assistant in a nursing
As Christmas fast approaches, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is urging people to stay safe throughout the festive season by issuing its Christmas wish list. The Trust is asking people to plan ahead for any nights out, look out for others, not drink alcohol to excess, and have fun but be sensible. While Christmas is always a busy time of year for the ambulance se
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is offering advice to help people guard against suffering a fall this winter. Ambulance crews attended more than 63,000 calls to low-level falls in 2016 and so far this year has attended more than 40,000 such calls. These figures make up close to 20% of all calls it attended – more than any other type of call. Older people are particularly vulnerable wit
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is entering the Christmas spirit by launching an Advent calendar with a twist. The Trust will ‘open a window’ from its @SECAmbulance Twitter account each day of Advent to reveal members of staff from a variety of roles across the service. Using the hashtag #SECAmbAdventCalendar17, the Trust hopes followers will be informed about th
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is asking the public to remember the alternatives to calling 999 if the situation they face is not a life-threatening or serious emergency. SECAmb has been preparing for a busy winter period and is asking for the public’s support as Christmas approaches and the temperatures drop. It is reminding people to utilise options for non-emer
Excellent life-saving treatment from bystanders and ambulance crews saw a retired Guildford GP make a stunning recovery from a cardiac arrest to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding just 12 days later. Dr John Williams, his wife Jane and daughter Helen, made an emotional visit to Guildford Ambulance Station to thank the ambulance crews who helped save his life when he collapsed suddenly
With clocks turning back this coming weekend (29 October) and the evenings closing in, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is asking the public for its support by ensuring they take time to prepare for winter. Pressure faced by the ambulance service has remained high throughout the year but demand is expected to increase further during the winter months. In November alone last year, the Tr