Archives (2017)

Image: Long Service Special Achievements celebrated at Trust Awards
13 March 2017

Long Service Special Achievements celebrated at Trust Awards

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) staff were joined by volunteers and members of the public at the second of the Trust’s annual award ceremonies. The ceremony, for the west of SECAmb’s region, was held on Thursday 9 March at Woodlands Park Hotel, near Cobham, Surrey.   The event saw staff recognised for long service and Chief Executive’s Commendations awarded across

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Image: Medicines Management Update
13 March 2017

Medicines Management Update

Medicines management is one of the key patient safety areas that the Trust is focussing on as part of our Recovery Programme. Others include safeguarding, incident reporting and infection prevention & control. You can see a short video up-date from Andy Collen here, which describes use of medicines by clinicians in the Trust and how, by increasing our knowledge of the legislation that governs

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Image: Chairman statement
9 March 2017

Chairman statement

Statement from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) Interim Chairman, Sir Peter Dixon: “Acting Chief Executive Geraint Davies has decided, for personal reasons, to bring forward his announced leaving date from 31 March 2017 to today. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Geraint on behalf of the Trust for not only his hard work and commitment during the last 1

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Image: Chairman statement
9 March 2017

Chairman statement

Statement from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) Interim Chairman, Sir Peter Dixon: “Acting Chief Executive Geraint Davies has decided, for personal reasons, to bring forward his announced leaving date from 31 March 2017 to today. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Geraint on behalf of the Trust for not only his hard work and commitment during the last 1

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Image: Family reunited with ambulance team as children praised for quick thinking
7 March 2017

Family reunited with ambulance team as children praised for quick thinking

A Brighton family was able to spend Christmas together thanks to their children raising the alarm when their dad collapsed at home in cardiac arrest. Sisters Lilly-May Williams, nine, and Miya-Rose Williams, six, were instructed to find their dad’s Rob Williams’ phone by older brother Grant Briant, 14, when Rob, 48, collapsed at the family’s then home in Eastbourne. They trio have been praised for

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Image: Family reunited with ambulance team as children praised for quick thinking
7 March 2017

Family reunited with ambulance team as children praised for quick thinking

A Brighton family was able to spend Christmas together thanks to their children raising the alarm when their dad collapsed at home in cardiac arrest. Sisters Lilly-May Williams, nine, and Miya-Rose Williams, six, were instructed to find their dad’s Rob Williams’ phone by older brother Grant Briant, 14, when Rob, 48, collapsed at the family’s then home in Eastbourne. They trio have been praised for

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Image: Bullying and Harassment Update
28 February 2017

Bullying and Harassment Update

So far 879 people have taken part in the independent survey into bullying and harassment led by Professor Duncan Lewis launched two weeks ago. We are trying to get as many people as possible to take part in the survey as this is key to us making our workplaces fair and respectful places to work. The survey only takes 10-15 minutes to complete and you are assured that your responses are 100% confid

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Image: Bullying and Harassment Update
28 February 2017

Bullying and Harassment Update

So far 879 people have taken part in the independent survey into bullying and harassment led by Professor Duncan Lewis launched two weeks ago. We are trying to get as many people as possible to take part in the survey as this is key to us making our workplaces fair and respectful places to work. The survey only takes 10-15 minutes to complete and you are assured that your responses are 100% confid

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Image: Ambulance staff, volunteers and public gather to celebrate achievements
27 February 2017

Ambulance staff, volunteers and public gather to celebrate achievements

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS staff were joined by volunteers and members of the public at the first of the Trust’s annual award ceremonies. The ceremony, for the east of SECAmb’s region, was held on Thursday 23 February at The Orangery at Turkey Mill, Maidstone, Kent. The event saw staff recognised for long service and Chief Executive’s Commendations awarded across a range of categories

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Image: Ambulance staff, volunteers and public gather to celebrate achievements
27 February 2017

Ambulance staff, volunteers and public gather to celebrate achievements

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS staff were joined by volunteers and members of the public at the first of the Trust’s annual award ceremonies. The ceremony, for the east of SECAmb’s region, was held on Thursday 23 February at The Orangery at Turkey Mill, Maidstone, Kent. The event saw staff recognised for long service and Chief Executive’s Commendations awarded across a range of categories

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