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
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb), is urging the public to use its services wisely ahead of what is expected to be a busy Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Over the course of the weekend, SECAmb is expecting to answer in excess of 10,000 calls and is reminding people of the need to make use of alternatives to calling 999 if they are not facing an emergency. This includes
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb), along with delivery partner Integrated Care 24 (IC24), have been recognised at a prestigious award ceremony for their work to involve patients and the public in the design, procurement and implementation of the new enhanced NHS 111 service for Kent, Medway and Sussex. SECAmb and IC24 were recognised in the ‘Involving People in the C
During the pandemic, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has enjoyed fantastic support from its fire and rescue colleagues from Kent, Surrey and East & West Sussex fire services. The services have supported the Trust in a number of different ways, including logistics capacity and capability, support with itstesting programme and driving ambulances to support our clinicians. While the c
Today (28 February) South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) joins its ambulance colleagues across England in supporting the launch of a national campaign which aims to address the growing aggression and violence aimed at ambulance staff. The Work Without Fear campaign has been instigated because of a growing number of staff reporting being abused or attacked. Nationally, nearly 12,000 staff –
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), Medical Director, Dr Fionna Moore, has received a prestigious Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal, (QAM). Fionna was presented with her medal by HRH The Princess Royal, yesterday, (15 February), at an investiture at Windsor Castle, having been named as a recipient in last summer’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. Fionna is one of the UK’s lon
Two former members of staff were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court today (11 January). Full details of their crimes are available here: Thieves jailed for stealing vital medication from patients’ homes | Kent Police Dr Fionna Moore, Medical Director for South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are shocked and saddened at the lengths to which these former members o
Tributes are being paid this afternoon to Paramedic, Alice Clark, who tragically died following a collision involving a Trust ambulance on the A21 near Tonbridge at 8.20pm yesterday (5th January 2022). Newly Qualified Paramedic, Alice, was 21 years old and had joined the Trust in November of last year.