South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is celebrating success after winning in three categories at the Fleet News Awards. Nominated in six categories, the Trust came out top in three categories – Fleet of the Year (251 to 1000 vehicles), Green Fleet of the Year and Fleet Manager of the Year where SECAmb’s Justin Wand scooped the top award. It was also Highly Commend
Following a review of the Trust’s current REAP level, the senior operational managers team have agreed that the Trust should move back into REAP level 3. The Trust had been operating at REAP level 4 as it managed the seasonal demands placed on it. As a result of the changing REAP level, the Trust will be reinstating training courses and allowing meetings to take place. The REAP level will be regu
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS staff were joined by volunteers and members of the public at the first of the Trust’s annual awards ceremonies. The ceremony, for the east of SECAmb’s region, was held on Thursday 25 February at The Orangery at Turkey Mill, Maidstone, Kent. The event saw attendees recognised for long service and also receive Chief Executive Commendations across a range of cat
Please find a statement below in response to an article which appeared in the Daily Telegraph today. Please note we will not be issuing anything further on this matter at this time. The statement is to be attributed to a Trust’s spokesperson. “South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has refuted claims made in today’s Daily Telegraph following its article based on a leaked, draft re
South East Coast Ambulance Trust NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has shown its commitment to ending mental health stigma and discrimination in the workplace by signing the Blue Light Time to Change pledge. The signing ceremony took place at the Trust headquarters at Banstead in Surrey and was signed by Trust Chief Executive Paul Sutton. The signing pledges the Trust’s support to the Blue Light Progr
A Community First Responder (CFR) with South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), experienced life on the other side of the coin when he suffered major injuries in a motorcycle accident in September last year. Scott Montgomery, from Sittingbourne, enjoyed the chance to thank the ambulance crews who helped save his life when he was reunited with them at SECAmb’s Make Ready Centre in Paddock Wood
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has been shortlisted in The Fleet News Awards 2016 in no less than six categories – Fleet of the Year (251 to 1000 vehicles), Most Improved Fleet of the Year, Safe Fleet of the Year, Green Fleet of the Year, Cost Saving Initiative of the Year and Fleet Manager of the Year. It is the third awards event SECAmb has been shortlisted for
Critical Care Paramedic Phill Richardson from Paddock Wood Make Ready is doing a survey on cardiac arrest handovers as part of his MSc dissertation module. He would be grateful if any staff could support his project by completing the following short survey in the coming weeks at http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/cardiacarresthandovers/ This project is supported by the cardiac arrest team, Prof Dougla
A defibrillator funded by a donation made by a cardiac arrest survivor has been installed at an entrance to Swan Walk in Horsham, West Sussex. The life-saving equipment, which can be used by anyone if someone suffers a cardiac arrest, has been placed at the West Street entrance to Swan Walk, next to Wilkinsons. The town centre is now covered by defibrillators at the new location as well as the Car
We are approaching what is considered historically the height of the flu season and national reports are showing an increase in flu activity over the past two weeks. The Department of Health has issued a letter given permission for antiviral medicines to be prescribed to those patients presenting with flu like symptoms which is always an indicator that flu activity is worsening. Staff are reminded