South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is asking the public for its support over what, as ever, is expected to be a busy long Easter weekend. Staff will be working extremely hard to ensure patients receive the help they require but the Trust is also urging people to prepare themselves in order to minimise their risk of requiring the help of the ambulance service. The Trus
As part of our improved fleet maintenance and testing processes, the Trust has this week identified that a small number (18 out of a total of 300) of our ambulance fleet are potentially close to the limit for the gross vehicle weight, when fully kitted up and with a crew and a patient on board. Therefore, as a precautionary measure and to ensure the safety of our patients and staff, we are reviewi
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb) plans to reconfigure its Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) and move to a new HQ are gathering pace. The first staff are expected to move into the new building, which will serve as the Trust’s HQ and EOC for the west of its region, in Manor Royal, Crawley, in May. The Trust, which is leasing the site from Surrey County Council, ha
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announced the appointment of Richard Foster as its new Chairman. Following an extensive recruitment process and appointment by Trust’s Council of Governors, Richard will join the Trust on 31 March 2017. He will replace Interim Chairman Sir Peter Dixon who has served as the Trust’s Chairman for the past 12 months. Richar
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
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
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
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
Statement from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) Acting Chief Executive Geraint Davies: “As the Trust has now been able to confirm that a new substantive Chief Executive, Daren Mochrie, will be starting with SECAmb on 3 April, I am announcing that I have decided to leave the Trust on 31 March 2017. “I made this decision some weeks ago and shared this with our Chairma
A South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) tutor has been recognised at the annual Ambulance Association of Chief Executive (AACE) awards. Paramedic Practice Educator, Kimberley Alexander, based at Leatherhead, Surrey, was nominated by the Trust for the in the tutor and educator category for her enthusiasm, experience and empathy for students. Having worked incredibly hard as a student herself,