Did you know that more than one of England’s Football Teams have reached a World Cup Final this month? Our men’s partially-sighted football team – one of our Para Lions Teams – have battled through the group stages and will face Ukraine in the final this evening, part of the IBSA World Games. And we couldn’t be prouder, as own Harry Gibbons is a key part of the team! Off the pitch, Harry, is a H
More than 500 of our people are currently trialling the use of new ‘Hello my name is’ badges and we would love to hear what you think. The trial follows the introduction of the new national ambulance uniform and a move away from embroidered names on uniforms. The badges are the same as those used by many other NHS organisations and are coloured yellow as these are more accessible for t
We want to give the public a greater voice in shaping our ambulance trust’s future and so are calling on members of the public to help us achieve our aim by joining our Community Forum. The forum will provide people within our region the opportunity to share their experiences and views about our 999 and 111 services. The Trust’s Patient Engagement Lead, Victoria Baldock said: “It is really importa
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is urging the public to take care and help it manage demand as Brighton Pride takes place in the city this weekend (5-6 August). Those attending are asked to plan ahead and stay safe across what is always a busy weekend in the city. People are also reminded to keep an eye on weather forecast with rain forecast and a weather warning
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is investing in a support programme to assist staff and volunteers who have been exposed to traumatic events. The Trust is investing £40,000 per year, initially for the next two years, into its Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) programme. TRiM, founded by March on Stress, and introduced across SECAmb in 2016, uses structured peer-to-pe
A Medway man, who suffered a cardiac arrest at Chatham railway station, has been reunited with some of the team who helped save his life. Dean Upton, now 53, from Maidstone, collapsed at the station on the evening of 11 April 2022. He and his family visited South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) Make Ready Centre in Gillingham recently to thank some of those who responded. After quickly rec
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is working with its partners to establish ways of improving the care received by lower category call patients. Recognising that many of these patients are often waiting too long for an ambulance response or being taken to hospital when they could be treated elsewhere, including by community healthcare providers, SECAmb is developin
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
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
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