South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has paid tribute to and thanked its Patient Transport Service (PTS) staff in Sussex ahead of a change in the contract which takes place on Friday (1 April). The change, which sees Coperforma Ltd take on the management of the new contract and transport provided by Thames Ambulance Service and VM Langford’s, marks an end to a connectio
Message to staff regarding Sussex PTS The Trust would like to pay tribute to the dedication and professionalism of all Patient Transport Service staff who are affected by the changes to the contract for the county which commences on Friday (1 April) From Friday the management of the new patient transport service in Sussex will transfer to Coperforma with the transport facilities being provided by
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has praised the efforts of its staff and volunteers who went the extra mile to respond to patients over the long Easter weekend. Across its Kent, Sussex and Surrey region demand was up 11% compared to Easter 2015 with the Trust’s 999 Emergency Operations Centres receiving more than 9,500 999 calls. Staff in the region’s NHS111 servic
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is asking the public for its support as its staff prepare for what will, as ever, be a busy long Easter weekend. The Trust is reminding people to pick up any repeat prescriptions, keep an eye on elderly or vulnerable family, friends or neighbours and to check medicine cabinets are stocked with any useful and in-date medication. SECAm
Message from the Executive Team Following a review of the REAP level, the senior operational team has taken the decision to move to REAP level 5. The Trust has, therefore, moved to REAP level 5 with immediate effect. Managers are asked to review the REAP Plan and ensure that actions in level 4 are strictly adhered to and also actions in level 5 are followed. The Trust took the decision to move t
The Trust is due to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on May 3-6, 2016. To help provide you with some information about what the inspection will involve we have created a new page in the Staff Zone: http://www.secamb.nhs.uk/staff_zone/my_secamb/cqc_information.aspx On this page you will find details of how many inspectors will be on site, the areas of work that they will be auditi
The work on the new SECAmb HQ is continuing and we are now getting into some of the details of what the new building will look like. To help with this we have employed some design specialists – Hu-Tech – to help us explore options and come up with a plan. We need your help in this. This week the designers from Hu-Tech will be in Banstead, Coxheath and Lewes on Wednesday to Friday. They will be
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has today (Tuesday, 15 March 2016) published the independent review undertaken by Deloitte into its Red 3/Green 5 Pilot. This review looked specifically at the decision-making processes and governance around the implementation of the pilot. It did not look at the impact of the pilot on patients (i.e. whether patients’ conditions were worsen
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) staff and volunteers celebrated long service and special achievements at the second of the Trust’s annual awards ceremonies. The ceremony, for the west of SECAmb’s region, was held on Thursday 10 March at Woodlands Park Hotel, near Cobham, Surrey. The event saw attendees recognised for long service and also receive Chief Executive Co
The up and coming CQC inspection is an opportunity for us to showcase the very best of what we do. We know that some of the great things that take place every day do not always get the attention that they deserve. So here is your chance to tell us about the gems which are taking place locally, which are having a great impact on the way we treat our patients. We are giving away fob watches to thos