A Kent family has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped deliver their baby boy earlier this summer, right in their own living room. On Monday, 29 September, new parents Becky and Nathan visited Ashford’s Make Ready Centre with their two-month-old son, Elliot, to thank Paramedics Aidan and Richard, and Emergency Medical Advisor (EMA), Adam, who together safely delivered Elliot at the fam
Applauding teen heroism, honouring long service and marking the achievements of colleagues made for a glittering SECAmb Awards Ceremony 2025. The event, on Thursday 9 October at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, was attended by 183 people. “I never cease to be amazed at the devotion and exemplary care which all SECAmb people and our volunteers demonstrate for the patients and communities whom we ser
The public are urged to learn how to save a life as South East Coast Ambulance Service delivers free CPR training at local venues this week for Restart a Heart Day (16 October). Restart a Heart is an annual Resuscitation Council UK event which sees people encouraged to learn vital life-saving training, as bystander CPR can make a huge difference to survival rates. One such survivor of a cardiac ar
A Kent walking football club has introduced CPR training and leased its own defibrillator after one of its players suffered a cardiac arrest during a match last year. Player, Dave Cleverley collapsed while playing walking football at Kings Hill in March 2024, but thanks to the swift actions of teammates and our ambulance crews, his life was saved. On the evening of 11 March, Dave began to feel cl
A sparkling awards ceremony has marked the academic achievements of 75 members of the South East Coast Ambulance Service Trust (SECAmb). Jaqualine Lindridge, SECAmb’s Chief Paramedic Officer, who opened the Celebrating Success event at Lingfield Park, said: “I’m so pleased we can recognise the dedication that has led to these hard-earned achievements. These colleagues are a credit to the Trust, an
Members of the public are being given the opportunity to learn how to save a life as South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) delivers CPR training at a number of public locations across Kent, Surrey and Sussex this Restart a Heart Day (Thursday 16 October). Those trained in CPR are also being encouraged to sign up to the GoodSam phone app – an app used by ambulance services to alert indi
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) Chief Executive, Simon Weldon, is taking on the challenge of running the Brighton Marathon in support of the Trust’s newly-relaunched charity. Simon will take to the city’s streets on April 12, 2026, to raise funds for the charity which aims to support SECAmb staff, volunteers, patients and communities with projects and resources beyond what is able to b
A toddler who stopped breathing at 16 weeks old has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped to save her life, just months before she starts primary school. Now three-year-old Nancy, from Deal, visited Thanet Make Ready Centre on Monday, 22 September with her mum, Louise, to thank Advanced Paramedic Practitioner Rachel, Paramedic Killian and Dispatch Team Leader Tyler, who all rushed to h
For our youngest-ever governor, it is the link he and his colleagues provide between our service and the public which makes our governor role essential. 18-year-old Zak Foley, from Brighton, embarked on his journey with SECAmb in 2023 when he was elected as a public governor for Brighton and East Sussex at the age of just 16. Now, in addition to beginning a paramedic science degree at the Universi
New parents from Seaford, Amanda Feast and Phill Stevenson, recently reunited with the ambulance team that helped deliver their first baby boy at home. Now four-month-old, Phoenix, Amanda and Phill recently visited South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Polegate Make Ready Centre where they reunited with the ambulance team that helped bring their first baby into the world – Critical Care