South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb’s), Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Finance, David Hammond, has announced his decision to leave the Trust. David, who has held numerous roles at SECAmb and in the wider NHS since he joined the Trust in 2008, is leaving to pursue new opportunities and will leave his position at the end of September. David has been the drivi
A new feasibility study is set to examine the impacts on decision making of NHS 999 emergency service staff being able to see live streamed footage of trauma incidents through the smartphones of people calling the service. Funding from the National Institute for Health Research has bought together researchers, clinicians and patient public representatives from the University of Surrey, South East
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb) is pleased to have achieved an Armed Forces Silver Award. The award is a progression on the Bronze Award it was granted in 2018/19 and reaffirms the Trust’s commitment to employing and supporting those with a current or previous roles in the armed forces ahead of Armed Forces Day this weekend (Saturday 25 June). SECAmb is proud of i
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is committed to making improvements following the publication of a CQC report rating how the Trust was led as inadequate. We are pleased the excellent care provided by our staff was recognised in the report and their kind, compassionate and supportive approach towards patients was noted. We are especially pleased to see our NHS 111 s
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has begun the rollout of a new generation of medicine-dispensing machines across its region. The new Omnicell, biometric, automated machines, are an upgrade to the original units first introduced in SECAmb in 2014 and have been heralded for good medicine governance by the CQC. A total of 16 new dispensers are being installed at key s
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of Siobhan Melia as its new Interim Chief Executive. Siobhan will be seconded from her current role as Chief Executive of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and will start work on 12 July 2022. SECAmb Chair, David Astley, said: “Siobhan has a strong clinical background and is an experie
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb), is encouraging people to celebrate and enjoy the The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend safely. SECAmb is expecting to answer in the region of 10,000 calls across the four days and is also reminding people to use its services wisely. By only dialling 999 in the event of a genuine emergency and by making use of alternative non-emergenc
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), has welcomed a custodial sentence being handed to an Ashford man who assaulted a paramedic at a Kent hospital. Kent Police was contacted on the morning of Tuesday, 15 February 2022, when the paramedic, who does not wish to be identified, was assaulted at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent. A man was arrested later the same da
Attributed to David Astley, Chairman of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb): “Following a period of sickness, Philip Astle has decided to resign from his role as Chief Executive of SECAmb, with effect from 17 May 2022. “Dr Fionna Moore will take on the role of Interim Chief Executive for the next few weeks until further arrangements are made. “I’d like to
Ambulance crews and staff will begin moving into a brand-new ambulance centre in Surrey next week. The Make Ready Centre in The Horseshoe, Banstead, is on the site of the Trust’s former headquarters and is South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) first new-build Make Ready Centre in the county. The development boasts a fleet workshop and the Trust’s Make Ready vehicle preparation system alo