Archives (2024)

Image: Inaugural Alice Clark Award presented at SECAmb’s Surrey Awards Ceremony
21 November 2024

Inaugural Alice Clark Award presented at SECAmb’s Surrey Awards Ceremony

A Chertsey paramedic is the inaugural winner of South East Coast Ambulance Service’s Alice Clark Award. The award was introduced in celebration and honour of newly-qualified Paddock Wood Paramedic, Alice Clark, who sadly died in service at the age of 21 in January 2022. Newly Qualified Paramedic (NQP) Nicola Buchan picked up the award at the second of SECAmb’s three annual award ceremonies held at

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Image: Kent woman reunites with crew following seizure at the wheel of her car
19 November 2024

Kent woman reunites with crew following seizure at the wheel of her car

A woman who had a seizure at the wheel of her car was recently able to reunite with the crew who helped to get her to safety. Sue Norris, now aged 74, from Wainscott was driving across Rochester Bridge on 9 August 2020 when she suffered a seizure at the wheel and collided with a road sign. Thanks to the quick thinking of a passerby, they immediately called 999 and within four minutes, Operational

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Image: Public invited to shape Trust’s future through virtual Community Forum event
15 November 2024

Public invited to shape Trust’s future through virtual Community Forum event

Members of the public will have the chance to learn more about how we are empowering our colleagues to make positive changes to improve patient care at our next virtual community forum event. Open to anyone with an interest in the ambulance service, the event will take place between 11:00 to 12:30 on Tuesday, 26 November. Providing insight in how we are giving colleagues the chance to develop thei

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Image: Trust moves to eliminate single-use cups in sustainability drive
13 November 2024

Trust moves to eliminate single-use cups in sustainability drive

A significant step towards reducing plastic waste has been taken by the Trust with the introduction of reusable travel mugs for colleagues, marking the end of single-use cups across all sites starting from 1 December. This initiative, which originated as a concept from our Green Network, and has been driven by our colleagues, is part of the Trust’s Green Plan, is a key element of its commitment to

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Image: Kent grandfather of eight reunites with crew following heart attack
12 November 2024

Kent grandfather of eight reunites with crew following heart attack

Just 10 weeks on from suffering a heart attack, Deal football supporter got to meet his lifesavers at a recent reunion at Thanet Make Ready Centre. Ian, a 73-year-old grandfather of eight who suffered a heart attack while at home feels ‘lucky to be alive’ and was pleased to have the opportunity to thank the team involved in saving him. It was back in August when Ian was getting ready to head to No

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Image: Trust celebrates 800 years of long service and special achievements
12 November 2024

Trust celebrates 800 years of long service and special achievements

800 years of long service and special achievements of ambulance colleagues, volunteers and members of the public have been celebrated at the first in a series of three awards ceremonies, with Isle of Sheppey Operations Manager, Alex Brownlow, thanked for his kindness and compassion in a powerful tribute to the former colleague, Ryan O’Bray, who died unexpectedly in July. Held at The Orangery in Ma

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Image: Celebrating Albie’s Journey at Reunion with Worthing Family
11 November 2024

Celebrating Albie’s Journey at Reunion with Worthing Family

A Worthing mother who went into labour six weeks early was able to introduce her now young toddler to the SECAmb team who helped safely deliver him. Georgia Tulip, 27, and her partner Craig Murtagh, 28, were reunited with the team who attended the scene back in November 2022, after labour progressed very quickly. Worried about the outcome for their now two-year-old son, Albie, as Georgia experienc

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Image: Essex father reunites with ambulance crew after surviving heart attack
6 November 2024

Essex father reunites with ambulance crew after surviving heart attack

Thanks to the efforts of SECAmb colleagues, an Essex father now has the chance to see his 22-month-old son grow up. Rob Greenaway, aged 56 from Grays in Essex was thrilled to be able to thank his lifesavers in person when he met them at Dartford ambulance station recently. It was an opportunity to thank the team and gain closure on the incident which happened three years ago in May 2021 and for th

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Image: Sussex clinical hubs set to benefit patients and reduce hospital admissions
4 November 2024

Sussex clinical hubs set to benefit patients and reduce hospital admissions

Patients across Sussex will benefit from the establishment of two multi-discipline clinical hubs set to begin operations. The hubs are designed to ensure 999 callers are receiving the most appropriate response, first time, and reduce the number of patients being taken to emergency departments. The Unscheduled Care Navigation Hubs (UCNHs), which will be based at South East Coast Ambulance Service’s

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Image: Trust supports national stroke awareness campaign
4 November 2024

Trust supports national stroke awareness campaign

A Senior Emergency Medical Advisor for SECAmb is supporting a national stroke campaign urging people to act FAST even if they don’t show all the signs. In July, Mollie Blackman, based at our control centre in Medway, took a call from a 58-year-old Dionne Hudson from Surrey after her arm went numb one evening and she couldn’t grip her phone. While she couldn’t raise her arm, Dionne’s face and speec

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