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
Huge congratulations to South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Eastbourne Community First Responders (CFRs) who were recently recognised for their outstanding contribution to the local community with a prestigious King’s Award. The team received the King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive in the UK – from the Lord Lie
Nearly half of volunteers at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) shared their views in the latest National Ambulance Volunteers survey, highlighting positive progress and helping to shape future improvements. The findings come as the Trust begins implementing its new Volunteering and Community Resilience strategy, designed to strengthen the role volunteers play in sup
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is highlighting the importance of improving outcomes for women and new-borns particularly in emergency, pre-hospital settings this International Day of the Midwife. Marked annually on 5 May, the International Day of the Midwife celebrates and recognises the critical work midwives deliver in maternal and newborn health and SECAmb is highlighting its criti
The life-saving message “bra off, defib on” has taken on new meaning for Julie de Mink, who has been researching its impact during her recovery from a cardiac arrest. In the early hours of 2 January 2026, Julie, a mother of three called 111 after experiencing chest pain. Her symptoms were escalated to 999 and Dispatch Team Leader, James, at the Gillingham Emergency Operations Centre sent clinicia
A Crawley man who survived a life-threatening torn aorta has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save his life over two years on. With around 20 per cent of patients with acute aortic dissection not surviving before reaching hospital – and up to 50 per cent before reaching a specialist centre – Christopher Chan knows just how lucky he is. Christopher recently visited S