Archives (2017)

Image: Trust committed to tackling bullying and harassment
4 August 2017

Trust committed to tackling bullying and harassment

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has today (4 August) published a large-scale independent report to help it better understand and help tackle bullying and harassment issues at the Trust. The independent report, which was commissioned by SECAmb itself, and produced by Professor Duncan Lewis from Plymouth University, follows concerns raised in the Trust’s staff survey

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Image: Trust takes delivery of Pride parade vehicle
3 August 2017

Trust takes delivery of Pride parade vehicle

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has taken delivery of one of its ambulances which has been specially ‘wrapped’ in a design to appear in this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride parade. The cost of wrapping the vehicle was made possible by kind donations from SECAmb supplier SP Services Ltd and Chilli Graphics Ltd from East Sussex. The Trust is also grateful to both Unison and GMB unions for

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Image: Trust expecting another strong turnout for Pride and LGBT conference
27 July 2017

Trust expecting another strong turnout for Pride and LGBT conference

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is looking forward to another strong parade presence at this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride (Saturday 5 August). The Trust will also host a conference organised by the National Ambulance LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) Network at the Amex Stadium in Brighton the day before. This year’s conference will focus on five key areas – Mental he

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Image: Trust appeals for information following further theft
27 July 2017

Trust appeals for information following further theft

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is appealing to anyone with information to come forward after thieves forced entry into Sheppey Ambulance Station and stole medical equipment and drugs overnight (25-26 July). It is the second time the station has been targeted following an incident in June. It also follows a spate of incidents across the Trust’s Kent, Surrey and Sus

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Image: SECAmb Paramedic swims the Channel alongside cardiac arrest survivor
24 July 2017

SECAmb Paramedic swims the Channel alongside cardiac arrest survivor

A South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) paramedic from Farnborough has successfully swum the English Channel from Dover to Cap Blanc Nez, as part of team of four for charity. Operational Manager, Nigel Stock and his team, completed the challenge in 15 hours and 37 minutes, swimming in hourly rotations. The team included cardiac arrest survivor Steve Fish from Folkestone, who was resuscitated

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Image: Trust continues with rollout of new Computer Aided Dispatch system
18 July 2017

Trust continues with rollout of new Computer Aided Dispatch system

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is set for the second phase of migration to a new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), system. The new system is well established and currently in use in three other UK ambulance trusts, and has been operating at the Trust’s Coxheath EOC East in Kent since 5 July 2017. The CAD is the system used to record all data related to 999 and urgent requests

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Image: Pride in SECAmb – Upcoming Events
18 July 2017

Pride in SECAmb – Upcoming Events

New Chair For Pride in SECAMb The PRIDE in SECAmb staff network recently elected a new Chair, Will Bellamy, Operating Unit Manager and Deputy Chair Steph Meech, specialist paramedic at its meeting last month. Congratulations to them both! Will said “both Steph Meech and I are honoured at being elected as Chair and Deputy Chair for PRIDE in SECAmb we are committed to making SECAmb a workplace that

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Image: Trust awarded enei gold standard for fourth year running
12 July 2017

Trust awarded enei gold standard for fourth year running

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has been awarded the ‘Gold Standard’ for the fourth year running at the Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei) awards. SECAmb was recognised with the ‘Gold Standard’ alongside Santander, Zurich Insurance, Nationwide Building Society and legal firm DWF at the awards which were held at the Law Society in London yesterday

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Image: Trust begins rollout of new Computer Aided Dispatch system
5 July 2017

Trust begins rollout of new Computer Aided Dispatch system

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is set to begin the process of migrating to a new Computer Aided Dispatch, (CAD), system. The new system is well established and currently in use in three other UK ambulance trusts. The CAD is the system used to record all data related to 999 and urgent requests for ambulance assistance requested of the Trust and is primarily used by Emergenc

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Image: Trust invests in fleet with purchase of new ambulances
4 July 2017

Trust invests in fleet with purchase of new ambulances

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to have completed an order for 42 new ambulances to serve its region. The vehicles, which will replace ageing ambulances across Sussex, Surrey and Kent, are expected to hit the roads by the new calendar year. They are then expected to be rolled out at a rate of four vehicles each week. The vehicles follow the design of the

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