Less than three months after suffering a cardiac arrest, a Sussex man has met with the Emergency Medical Advisor (EMA) who answered the 999 call made for him by a passer-by who also performed CPR. Survivor, Peter Williams and his life-saver Jim Burroughs , both from Billingshurst, West Sussex, met with EMA Lauren McCracken, at South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) Emergency Operations Cent
An eight-year-old Sussex girl has been recognised by South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) for her brave actions in raising the alarm for her great-grandfather when he had collapsed at his home in Bexhill, East Sussex. On walking into the house, Maia Bryant, a Glenleigh Park Academy pupil, who has autism, immediately alerted her family when she found her great-grandfather, Leo Turtle, (87) s
Please attribute to a South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) spokesperson: “SECAmb can confirm that it has responded this morning (11 August) to reports one of its ambulances had hit a child on Horsham Road, Littlehampton, at approximately 10.40am. The child, a three-year-old boy, is not believed to have suffered serious injuries but has been assessed and treated before b
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) hosted a successful first UK National Ambulance LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) Network conference at the Amex Stadium in Brighton on Friday, (5 August). Feedback from the day was extremely positive as the Trust welcomed colleagues from across the country to the event. SECAmb’s Acting Chief Executive, Geraint Davies, who
South East Coast Ambulance Service is preparing for a busy weekend ahead of this year’s Pride event in Brighton. It is urging everyone to enjoy the event but to be sensible to avoid unnecessary calls to the ambulance service and trips to A&E. The Trust will have more than 100 staff working across its Brighton operational area on Saturday (6 August) with additional support from volunteer commun
The UK Health Show, which is free to attend, features five leading healthcare shows covering technology, commissioning, procurement, estates and cyber security. Bringing together senior healthcare professionals and decision makers for one day to help the NHS and the wider sector promote and improve service delivery for better healthcare outcomes across the UK. The show is taking place at London&#
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has been shortlisted in the Brake Fleet Safety Awards 2016 in three categories – the Company Driver Safety Award, the Eco Fleet Award and the Fleet Safety Innovation Award. ‘Brake’, the road safety charity, organises the annual awards scheme to recognise the achievements of suppliers and operators working to reduce the number of cras
A sad reality of working for the ambulance service is that despite all the advances in training and the latest, most modern equipment not every patient can be saved. On 4 May last year, a week before his 44th birthday, Gillingham business consultant Geoffrey (Geo) Mbulo suddenly collapsed and died despite all the efforts of three crews from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb). This week hi
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) will be hosting the first UK National Ambulance LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) Network conference at the Amex Stadium, Brighton on Friday, 5 August. All NHS ambulance staff are invited to attend the conference free of charge. SECAmb have secured established key note speakers for the conference and key themes are linked t
A South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) paramedic is taking up the charity challenge to cycle the Prudential Ride London to Surrey 100 on 31 July. Ambulance paramedic Stuart Loughrey and his father Graham will be raising money for the Woking Sam Beare hospice, after the hospice cared for their friend Barry who died at the age of 49 in December 2015. Brentford Football Club supporter Stuart,