South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has taken delivery of one of its ambulances which has been specially ‘wrapped’ in a design to appear in this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride parade. The cost of wrapping the vehicle was made possible by kind donations from SECAmb supplier SP Services Ltd and Chilli Graphics Ltd from East Sussex. The Trust is also grateful to both Unison and GMB unions for
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is appealing to anyone with information to come forward after thieves forced entry into Sheppey Ambulance Station and stole medical equipment and drugs overnight (25-26 July). It is the second time the station has been targeted following an incident in June. It also follows a spate of incidents across the Trust’s Kent, Surrey and Sus
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is looking forward to another strong parade presence at this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride (Saturday 5 August). The Trust will also host a conference organised by the National Ambulance LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) Network at the Amex Stadium in Brighton the day before. This year’s conference will focus on five key areas – Mental he
A South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) paramedic from Farnborough has successfully swum the English Channel from Dover to Cap Blanc Nez, as part of team of four for charity. Operational Manager, Nigel Stock and his team, completed the challenge in 15 hours and 37 minutes, swimming in hourly rotations. The team included cardiac arrest survivor Steve Fish from Folkestone, who was resuscitated
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is set for the second phase of migration to a new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), system. The new system is well established and currently in use in three other UK ambulance trusts, and has been operating at the Trust’s Coxheath EOC East in Kent since 5 July 2017. The CAD is the system used to record all data related to 999 and urgent requests
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has been awarded the ‘Gold Standard’ for the fourth year running at the Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei) awards. SECAmb was recognised with the ‘Gold Standard’ alongside Santander, Zurich Insurance, Nationwide Building Society and legal firm DWF at the awards which were held at the Law Society in London yesterday
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to have completed an order for 42 new ambulances to serve its region. The vehicles, which will replace ageing ambulances across Sussex, Surrey and Kent, are expected to hit the roads by the new calendar year. They are then expected to be rolled out at a rate of four vehicles each week. The vehicles follow the design of the
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is appealing to anyone with information to come forward following a spate of incidents across its region in which life-saving equipment has been stolen. The most recent incident, in what appears to be a targeted campaign, took place at Hastings Make Ready Centre overnight on Saturday 24 June with premises in Surrey also targeted last
A Sussex man who suffered life-threatening injuries and spent six months in hospital after a serious car accident, has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save his life. Drew Monckton, aged 36, from Horsham, was travelling in his car on the A24 between Horsham and Dorking, when his vehicle left the road shortly after 6am on 9 September 2016. Luckily for mechanic and father Drew, a mem
With high temperatures forecast for the weekend and into next week, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is urging people to be sensible and take appropriate measures to stay safe in the sun. A heatwave warning has been announced for the region. The warmer weather brings with it a likely increase in certain calls for the ambulance service. The weekend is also expected