The compassionate, person-centred care provided by staff at South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has been praised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Inspectors recognised a number of significant improvements made by the Trust as it upgraded its ratings for its frontline 999 and call handling services. The CQC also found clear evidence of progress made, with particular improvements in are
The public are urged to use our services wisely as heat continues into the week after a busy weekend that saw a 30 per cent rise in calls over the bank holiday weekend – making it the busiest weekend of the year so far. As soaring temperatures led to a sharp increase in demand across emergency and urgent care services, South East Coast Ambulance Service handled more than 11,000 emergency 999
Five shocks and immediate CPR helped save a Margate father’s life when his heart stopped, giving him a second chance at survival. For Lee, this could easily have been a very different story but instead, four months after his heart stopped, he was reunited with the ambulance colleagues who gave him that second chance. Lee was at home with his wife of 29 years, Manu, on the evening of 30 January 20
A greater number of patients across Kent are set to benefit from more informed, joined up and safer care following South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) expansion of access to shared care records. SECAmb frontline clinicians, based in Paddock Wood, have joined colleagues in Ashford in accessing patient records via the Kent and Medway Care Record (KMCR) system, allowing them to see a joined
For those living with daily pain, fatigue and dislocated joints, the hidden realities of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes can be life-changing. This awareness month, two colleagues are helping raise awareness and shine a light on the challenges faced by those living with the condition. Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of 13 genetic connective tissue disorders primarily characterised by joint hyper
A routine drive home almost turned dangerous for Roy Edwards, aged 78, when his blood sugar dropped to a critically low level, leaving him disoriented in his car. Roy from Maidstone in Kent, who has diabetes, had just finished a four hour shift at Sainsbury’s in Aylesford when he was found in a dead-end road in Larkfield by a security guard. In and out of consciousness, he was unable to respond p
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) celebrated a new team at its second annual football tournament as Gatwick’s Swarz FC were crowned champions for the very first time. More than 350 colleagues, friends and family came together at Lingfield College on Sunday, 17 May for a fantastic day of football, family fun, friendly competition and fundraising to support SECAmb Charity. Thanks to the
More than 250 people came together last week to celebrate the outstanding achievements of South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) latest cohort of learners, as they take their next steps into frontline care. The Celebrating Success Ceremony, held at Lingfield Park on Friday, 8 April, celebrated the achievements of 86 colleagues who have recently completed their learning. The ceremony brough
Reading Football Club hosted the first joint SECAmb and SCAS senior leadership day under the new Interim Chief Executives, Jen Allan and Stuart Rees. Senior leaders from both organisations came together under the new leadership arrangements on Wednesday, 29 April to begin shaping how the group will work in practice. The event also saw both senior teams stand in solidarity on sexual safety and gen
A first-time mum has been reunited with the ambulance crews who helped save her and her unborn babies life after she suffered a rare and life-threatening eclamptic seizure at 36 weeks pregnant. Eclamptic seizures are extremely uncommon, affecting less than one per cent of women with pre-eclampsia and occurring in approximately one in every 2,000 to 3,000 pregnancies in developed countries. In the