As the summer bank holiday weekend approaches, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is urging people to use 999 only in life-threatening emergencies and to take steps to keep healthy. While the heatwave is over, the long weekend will still see a spike in calls for our 999 and NHS 111 operations. So please help us to help you by following some simple steps to use our services wisely to help
SORT operatives from SECAmb have been practising their response to chemical incidents with woodland training sessions, thanks to community help in West Sussex. The Special Operations Response Teams have taken part in exercises mimicking a chemical release in a woodland area run by Gary Marlow from the Woods for Learning outdoor adventures site in Horsham. “Our SORT staff in Powered Respirator Prot
A Sussex teenager who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in a bike crash is back riding months later, highlighting the vital role helmets can play in cyclists’ safety. 14-year-old, Adem Murphy-Farah, was riding at Hove Pump Track on 5 May 2026 when he was thrown from his bike in a serious incident that left him with a brain haemorrhage, multiple facial fractures and the loss of
Updated statement 13 August 9:40pm SECAmb has now significantly scaled down its response to the major incident following the train derailment near Lewes Railway Station earlier today. At the peak of the incident, more than 50 SECAmb staff attended the scene, including both of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) teams and Critical Care Paramedics, supported by more than 20 colleagues in our
A Kent mum who survived three postpartum haemorrhages has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save her life. Jade, from Folkestone, visited Ashford Make Ready Centre to meet some of the team who cared for her when she suffered a life-threatening second haemorrhage at home on 9 March 2025, aged 30 following the birth of her fourth child. Jade had given birth prematurely to her little
Members of the public are invited to discover more about our service and our plans for the future at our Annual Members’ Meeting, (AMM). This year’s meeting will take place online from 10am-midday on Friday 25 September 2026 and is an opportunity to hear about our achievements and challenges over the past year, our future ambitions and the important role members and governors play in shaping
An innovative piece of work by South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Shadow Board, which has strengthened the Trust’s approach to tackling violence and aggression towards staff, has been welcomed by its Group Chair, Colin Dennis in his first Trust Board meeting. The Shadow Board, a group of colleagues established last year to provide staff insight and constructive challenge t
South East Coast Ambulance Service colleagues spent the weekend engaging with local communities and sharing potentially life-saving skills at two popular emergency services events in West Sussex. Team members from Tangmere attended Selsey RNLI 999 Day on Saturday, 1 August before heading to Chichester 999 Day on Sunday, where they met hundreds of residents and visitors, offering CPR and basic lif
A 999 call handler’s ability to recognise a life-threatening sign of cardiac arrest helped save the life of a grandfather after his wife reported that he was still breathing. When wife, Pam called 999 after finding her husband Jim unconscious at home on 23 January 2025, she believed he was breathing. The noises Pam could hear sounded like snoring but Emergency Medical Advisor, Carla, knew t
As part of our continuing commitment to ensuring SECAmb is a place where everyone feels safe, respected and heard, we have today shared with staff the outcomes of an independent Culture Review, alongside a summary of the findings and actions we will take in response. The summary here is being published openly in the interests of transparency, while protecting the confidentiality and anonymity of