South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is urging people to be sensible and stay safe and injury free this bonfire and firework season. SECAmb is asking that people follow some simple safety tips and advice and that they use common sense to keep themselves, their family and friends safe. The Trust is also advising people to attend local professionally-organised events. Any
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is today, Friday 28th October 2016, able to publish the Patient Impact Review into the Red 3 Pilot undertaken at the end of 2014. Patient Impact Review in the Red 3 Pilot The report was required as part of the formal undertakings that the Trust was asked to complete by NHS Improvement (previously Monitor), in addition to the forensic
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) inspired local schools and children’s groups to drive forward CPR awareness as part of the Europe-wide initiative Restart a Heart. The Trust achieved the amazing results of training close to 8,500 children and some adults in 88 locations across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. By linking with the Resuscitation Council’s European Restart a He
As part of the work we are doing to improve governance in the Trust, we are proposing a new, hopefully clearer and better, way of developing and signing off policies, procedures and guidelines. This will which will ensure there is up front engagement with key stakeholders, that documents are approved by ‘subject experts’, that Equality Analysis is undertaken, and that a dissemination/communication
Ambulance crews have begun operating out of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb) newest Make Ready Centre in Polegate, East Sussex. A phased opening saw clinicians begin to report to the new centre, located at the Polegate bypass roundabout, yesterday (Monday 17 October). All of Heathfield, Hailsham and Eastbourne ambulance crews will be reporting to the new centre by
With fireworks season fast approaching, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is supporting National Burns Awareness Day on Wednesday 19 October by reminding people of the importance of administering the right first aid for burns and scalds. While most burns are usually minor, giving the right first aid quickly following a burn or a scald can significantly improve a pers
Calling all those staff who are eligible for their long service awards and those who wish to nominate staff for their outstanding achievements, it’s awards time! The awards ceremonies will be held at: East ceremony The Orangery, Turkey Mill, Maidstone, at 7pm on Thursday, 23 February 2017 West ceremonyWoodlands Park Hotel, Cobham, at 7pm on Thursday, 9 March 2017 So if you have undertaken or wil
It is a busy month with two major health and wellbeing campaigns. Take the Stoptober challenge Stoptober is back for 2016 to encourage smokers across England to make a bid to give up during October. Stoptober has encouraged almost one million to try and quit smoking to date, with thousands more likely to take part this autumn, and this year there are plenty of ways for people and partners to get i
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) picked up three awards at the prestigious Brake Fleet Safety Awards held in Birmingham on 29 September.
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is supporting a national campaign, ‘Shoctober’, throughout October to hunt down life-saving defibrillators. SECAmb is asking people to #FindTheDefib and tweet their selfies next to them to @SECAmbulance and @SECAmbulanceCFR to locate life-saving machines that have been bought with good intentions but aren’t registered with the Trust.