The Trust’s next community forum will be an opportunity for the public and patients to learn more and share their views on the development of our clinical led strategy. The virtual Community Forum, which is open to anyone who has an interest in attending, will take place between 19:00 and 20:30 on Wednesday, 29 November. During this session, we are keen to engage people on the development our stra
A 34-year-old woman from Sayers Common, West Sussex, has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save her life in December 2020. Sarah Edmonds, who was just 31 years old when she collapsed in her then 4-year-old daughter Arabella’s bedroom, received CPR from husband, James, under the instruction of 999 Emergency Medical Advisor, Owen Brown. Now Sarah and James, who met with the South East
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is celebrating the variety of roles that serve patients from its 999 Emergency Operations Centres and NHS 111 Contact Centres as part of International Control Room Week. The Trust is marking the week, (23-29 October), by highlighting the dedication and skill of its teams across its social media channels and urging people interested
Using a detailed level of analysis not previously seen before in the ambulance sector, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is developing an ambitious new clinically-led strategy. Members of the public are being invited to get involved in shaping the new strategy which will use detailed activity data to ensure the Trust is best placed to respond to changing demographi
A Brighton man, who suffered a cardiac arrest in October last year, has been reunited with some of the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) team who helped save his life. Steven Hawkes, 45, visited Brighton Make Ready Centre with his wife, Tracy and daughter, Sophie last week, on the eve of the anniversary of his collapse. Steven, also father to Yasmine, Howard and Olivia, met and thanked s
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is urging everyone ask themselves if they would know what to do to help save a life this Restart a Heart Day. Throughout next week, from Monday 16 October, along with organisations across the country, SECAmb’s staff and volunteers will be working with local partners including Kent Fire and Rescue, to teach CPR to thousands of young
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), would like to hear from people interested in taking up volunteering roles as a Community First Responders (CFRs). SECAmb’s Community First Responders are volunteer members of the public provided with training to respond to emergencies in the areas where they live or work. They deliver care to patients in the minutes before the arri
To help improve the service it provides to patients, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is today launching a new Patient Experience Questionnaire. The Trust is keen to receive feedback from patients, family members or carer who have witnessed the care and treatment given to patients. People can do this by completing a short questionnaire that can be accessed via the
A recording from the our annual general meeting is now available for those wishing to find out more about what the Trust achieved in 2022/23 and its aspirations for the future. The meeting was held at The Orchards conference facilities at East Malling in Kent, on Thursday, 14 September. Welcoming the public, colleagues and volunteers, it was an opportunity for the Trust to showcase some of the
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), will be highlighting of the importance of raising concerns as part of Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) Month. SECAmb kicked off the month, which runs throughout October, this week with the first of three coffee mornings with Chief Executive, Simon Weldon, and SECAmb’s FTSU Executive Lead, Margaret Dalziel. Colleagues are being encouraged