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Image: Crawley cardiac arrest survivor reunited with ambulance team
26 July 2023

Crawley cardiac arrest survivor reunited with ambulance team

A father-of-three from Crawley who collapsed in cardiac arrest has been reunited with the South East Coast Ambulance Service, (SECAmb), team who helped save his life. Taxi driver, Usman Hussain, 36, visited SECAmb’s Gatwick Make Ready Centre recently to personally thank the team who came to his aid at his home in Crawley on 6 August 2022. Usman, who had suffered a previous heart attack when aged j

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Image: Staff gather to mark Cherstey Make Ready Centre reopening
24 July 2023

Staff gather to mark Cherstey Make Ready Centre reopening

Almost a year to the day since a burst mains water pipe in the road outside caused a massive flood, the weekend saw celebrations get underway to mark the re-opening of Chertsey Make Ready Centre after a £500,000 upgrade. Whilst repair work needed to be undertaken, the opportunity was seized to also carry out some much-needed improvements to the staff facilities at the MRC. The extensive refurbishm

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Image: First SECAmb staff graduate from new Paramedic Apprentice Programme
24 July 2023

First SECAmb staff graduate from new Paramedic Apprentice Programme

The first South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) staff to undertake an Apprentice Paramedic Programme donned their gowns and mortarboards at the first graduation ceremony for the University of Cumbria (UoC) degree. The ceremony, held at Carlisle Cathedral on Wednesday (19 July), saw the paramedics gather with more than 200 fellow paramedic graduates from across England to

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Image: Thanet heart-attack patient man thanks ambulance crew
14 July 2023

Thanet heart-attack patient man thanks ambulance crew

A grateful Faversham man has been reunited with the ambulance crew who came to his aid when he suffered a heart attack. Telecoms manager, Dave Tynan, 54, who experienced chest pain at his home on the evening of 29 April this year, urged others not to ignore the signs of a heart attack, after he was reunited recently with Paramedic, Amba Cooper and Emergency Care Support Worker, Ollie Myhill at Sou

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Image: TeamSECAmb celebrating the NHS 75th Birthday this week
5 July 2023

TeamSECAmb celebrating the NHS 75th Birthday this week

Chief Executive Simon Weldon thanks colleagues, volunteers and their families for their support of the NHS Simon has thanked colleagues, volunteers and their families for their continued support the NHS has it marks its 75th birthday.  You can watch it message here. https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Chiefs-75-Message.mp4 Colleagues greatly honoured to celebrate the NHSR

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Image: NHS 111 staff to move into new ambulance centre in Gillingham
26 June 2023

NHS 111 staff to move into new ambulance centre in Gillingham

Staff from South East Coast Ambulance’s NHS 111 service will begin to move into a new multi-purpose ambulance and contact centre in Gillingham this week. The staff, who are currently based in Ashford, Kent, are expected to move in to the building from Wednesday, 28 June. They will join their 999 frontline operations colleagues who moved into the building earlier this month with both teams being jo

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Image: SECAmb thanks colleagues and their families this Armed Forces Day
23 June 2023

SECAmb thanks colleagues and their families this Armed Forces Day

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) would like to pay tribute and thank all colleagues and their families with links to the armed forces ahead of this year’s Armed Forces Day tomorrow (Saturday, 24 June). The Trust is proud to have close links with the armed forces with of its staff and volunteers either having served in a previous career or continuing to serve as a re

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Image: Ambulance crews to move into new ambulance centre in Gillingham
6 June 2023

Ambulance crews to move into new ambulance centre in Gillingham

Ambulance crews will begin to move into South East Coast Ambulance Service’s new multi-purpose ambulance centre in Gillingham this week. Operational staff from the Trust’s Medway Operational Unit are expected to begin to move into the new centre from Thursday (8 June). Ambulance crews currently starting and ending their shifts at Medway Ambulance Station in Chatham will instead start and finish at

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Image: Trust extends use of body worn cameras to additional locations
5 June 2023

Trust extends use of body worn cameras to additional locations

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is extending the availability of body worn cameras for its frontline crews to more sites across its region. The cameras, which aim to reduce violence and aggression towards ambulance crews, and which are for voluntary use by staff, will be available across all of the Trust’s reporting sites and a total of 25 Trust locations. The devi

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Image: Learn to save a life with Restart a Heart Week this October
31 May 2023

Learn to save a life with Restart a Heart Week this October

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is keen to hear from schools, colleges and young person’s organisations interested in taking part in this year’s Restart a Heart Day. The annual initiative is led by the Resuscitation Council UK in partnership with organisations including the British Heart Foundation and is held on or around 16 October each year. This year, SECAmb,

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