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Image: Nurse reunites with outstanding ambulance crew
26 March 2025

Nurse reunites with outstanding ambulance crew

A Frailty Nurse Practitioner with 25 years’ experience in the NHS who survived a sudden cardiac arrest has been reunited with the ambulance crews who saved her life, describing their care as “outstanding” and their actions as the reason she is here today. Now 52-year-old Dee was at home in East Sussex when her husband Will found her unresponsive in June 2024. Dee’s husband immediately raised the a

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Image: Kent cardiac arrest survivor reunites with 999 heroes
25 March 2025

Kent cardiac arrest survivor reunites with 999 heroes

A young man from Dover whose heart stopped for six minutes after being rushed to hospital has been reunited with the SECAmb colleagues who played a part in saving his life. Aydan Adams, now 23, was invited to the Trust’s Ashford Make Ready Centre recently – more than a year after he was found unresponsive at his grandmother’s house and taken to hospital, where he later suffered a cardiac arr

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Image: Baby Chloe’s lifesaving heroes reunite with family
19 March 2025

Baby Chloe’s lifesaving heroes reunite with family

A Brighton family’s worst nightmare turned into a story of survival, thanks to the actions of the SECAmb team who brought their baby daughter back from the brink after she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at home. Seven-month-old Chloe Jackson collapsed on 12 April 2024, prompting a desperate call to 999 from Chloe’s mum, Heather. Thanks to the swift actions of emergency call handler, Beth P

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Image: Bognor man overjoyed to meet ambulance team
18 March 2025

Bognor man overjoyed to meet ambulance team

The quick-thinking of a wife saw her husband receive the life-saving treatment he needed and go on to be reunited with his life-savers recently. Carol alerted the ambulance service when she found her husband, Kevin, (76) unresponsive on the sofa at home at home on the afternoon of 27 November 2024. Getting him to the floor and calling 999, Carol was connected to Emergency Medical Advisor Team Lead

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Image: Snodland schoolboy reunites with ambulance team following serious RTC
18 March 2025

Snodland schoolboy reunites with ambulance team following serious RTC

A schoolboy who was thrown into the air after being hit by a car has made a miraculous recovery and has now reunited with the ambulance crews who helped to save his life. Henry, from Snodland, Kent, was just seven years old when the accident happened on 14 July 2024. Henry was with his dad, Chris on their way to watch the England Euro Final at their local football club when Henry stepped into the

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Image: Record survey response shows morale up and improvements across all areas
13 March 2025

Record survey response shows morale up and improvements across all areas

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) colleagues’ responses to the latest annual NHS Staff Survey reveal an increase in staff morale and continued year-on-year improvements across all key themes covered. SECAmb is pleased that a record number of colleagues (3,268), 67 per cent of staff, completed the survey – the highest return rate ever recorded by the Trust. The survey

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Image: Gillingham mum reunites with crew after postpartum haemorrhage
11 March 2025

Gillingham mum reunites with crew after postpartum haemorrhage

A new mum had the opportunity to thank the crews who came to her aid after she suffered a life-threatening postpartum haemorrhage, just moments after welcoming her baby daughter into the world. What should have been the most joyous moment for 27-year-old Rebecca King quickly turned into a terrifying ordeal. With the midwife by her side at her home in Gillingham, all seemed well but shortly after g

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Image: Trust exits special measures
6 March 2025

Trust exits special measures

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce today (6 March 2025) that,  following a period of sustained improvement,  it is to exit special measures. Following a thorough review, NHS England has confirmed this week that that SECAmb is no longer in NHS oversight framework (NOF) segment 4 and has been removed from the Recovery Support Programme (RSP), form

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Image: Appointment of new Chief Digital Information Officer
5 March 2025

Appointment of new Chief Digital Information Officer

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Digital Information Officer. Nick Roberts will join the Trust on 1 April. Stephen Bromhall will be returning to his substantive role at East of England Ambulance Service at the end of April following the end of his secondment. Nick is currently Chief Information Officer at Moorfie

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Image: Ashford couple of more than 50 years reunite with ambulance team
3 March 2025

Ashford couple of more than 50 years reunite with ambulance team

An Ashford woman who suffered multiple organ failure and is lucky to be alive was reunited with the team who helped her recently. Married for 50 years to husband Richard, Susan’s (72) chance of survival was as low as 30 per cent – a harrowingly low statistic when four or more organs fail. Susan had been struggling with severe abdominal pain and exhaustion for days when her husband, Richard, grew i

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