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Image: SECAmb signs new NHS Sexual Safety Charter
12 December 2023

SECAmb signs new NHS Sexual Safety Charter

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), has formally signed a new NHS Sexual Safety Charter aimed at ensuring a systematic, zero-tolerance approach to sexual misconduct and violence in the NHS. By signing the Charter, SECAmb is committing to taking and enforcing a zero-tolerance approach to any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace

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Image: Young cardiac arrest survivor thanks life-saving team
11 December 2023

Young cardiac arrest survivor thanks life-saving team

A young woman from Maidstone has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save her life ahead of her the anniversary of her suffering a cardiac arrest. Frankie Turner, now 27, was joined by husband, Nathan, when she visited the South East Coast Ambulance Service team at Paddock Wood Make Ready Centre recently. And the couple are now calling for everyone to take the time to learn CPR and ho

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Image: Support your ambulance service this festive and winter season
4 December 2023

Support your ambulance service this festive and winter season

With the busy Christmas and New Year period just around the corner, and the arrival of colder winter weather likely to lead to an increase in certain calls, the public is being asked to do all it can to support the ambulance service and wider NHS. Throughout December, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is expecting to handle in the region of 90 thousand 999 calls an

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Image: SECAmb welcomes NHS Chief Executive
23 November 2023

SECAmb welcomes NHS Chief Executive

We were delighted to welcome Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive of NHS England, to our Medway site yesterday, where she spent time meeting Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and 111 staff, before joining an ambulance crew for part of their shift. We are the first ambulance service in the country to bring a Make Ready Centre for 999 frontline operations, a 111 contact centre and a 999 EOC together un

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Image: SECAmb holds first-ever volunteers’ conference
22 November 2023

SECAmb holds first-ever volunteers’ conference

South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), welcomed more than 200 of its volunteers as it hosted its first-ever volunteers’ conference. The conference, held at East Sussex National Hotel and Conference Centre near Uckfield on Saturday, (18 November), recognised and celebrated the contribution of SECAmb’s volunteers and provided a networking opportunity for colleagues. SECAmb benefi

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Image: Staff, volunteers and public celebrate long service and special achievements
17 November 2023

Staff, volunteers and public celebrate long service and special achievements

The long service and special achievements of staff, volunteers and members of the public have been celebrated at the third of South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) annual awards ceremonies. Award winners gathered for the ceremony, held at The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne, on Thursday evening, (16 November 2023), with front line colleagues presented with Queen’s Medals for Long Service and G

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Image: Mental health takes centre stage during event at Medway Hub
16 November 2023

Mental health takes centre stage during event at Medway Hub

A visit from NHS England’s Patient and Public Voice Members group for mental health on Wednesday (15/11) provided valuable insight on how we can improve the care we give to patients. Hosted out of our new Medway Hub – home to our Medway Make Ready Centre, 999 control and 111 contact centre – the event was a first for the Trust. The group, which consists of patients and family members from a

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Image: SECAmb Volunteers Conference
16 November 2023

SECAmb Volunteers Conference

On Saturday, 18 November 2023 we are delighted to be hosting our first ever SECAmb Volunteers Conference. We are looking forward to welcoming more than 200 of our volunteers to a day of networking and celebration and will be joined by an exciting line-up of speakers, exploring topics such as the benefits volunteers bring to patients and staff and how we can continue to expand the role of volunte

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Image: SECAmb celebrates long service and special achievements
10 November 2023

SECAmb celebrates long service and special achievements

South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), staff and volunteers have gathered to celebrate long service and special achievements at the second of its three annual awards ceremonies. More than a total of 1,000 years’ service was marked with three colleagues picking up awards for an amazing 40 years’ service to the NHS at the ceremony at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking yesterday, (9 N

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Image: Latest Poppy Ambulance Design Released
10 November 2023

Latest Poppy Ambulance Design Released

For the sixth year running, we are once again showing our support for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal with special ‘poppy ambulances’ out and about in each of our operational areas, featuring a large remembrance design on the side. SECAmb Chief Executive, Simon Weldon, said: “Many of our staff have strong links with the armed forces and I am pleased that, once again, we are able to show ou

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