Our values are the standards which everyone working at our Trust is expected to live up to.
They help us to make the right decisions and guide how we treat our colleagues, our patients and their family and friends.
More than nine out of 10 (93 per cent) of patients strongly agreed they were treated with dignity and respect by South East Coast Ambulance (SECAmb) clinicians ambulance crews with 92 per cent strongly agreeing that the care arranged or carried out was appropriate. The feedback comes from the SECAmb’s latest Patient Experience questionnaire, which collected the views of 252 members of the public b
The NHS 10-year plan and what it means for South East Coast Ambulance Service will be the topic for the Trust’s next online Community Forum. The bi-monthly virtual forum, hosted by our Patient Engagement Team, is open to anyone with an interest in the ambulance service and will take place on Wednesday 3 December between 10am-12pm. Providing an opportunity for people to learn more about the Trust a
South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) Eastbourne Area Community First Responder Team has been honoured with the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive in the UK. With the team having responded to more than 1,000 incidents since the start of the year, the award recognises their commitment to serving the local community thro
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is proud that Sussex Paramedic, Steph Meech, has been elected to the position of Deputy Chair of the National Ambulance LGBT+ Network. Steph, a Paramedic Practitioner and Operational Team Leader, who works out of Polegate, took up the position this month following a decade of active involvement in the network, which was launched at Brighton and Hove Pri
As we head towards Remembrance Sunday, the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal rightly takes national prominence, supported as always by SECAmb. However, fundraising to show support for the Armed Forces community goes on all year round. Someone who has helped the RBL raise many thousands of pounds is Nicola Sykes, a member of the ambulance service for 26 years and an Operational Team Leader at the
A Hastings woman has a second chance at life thanks to the life-saving actions of her husband and South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) clinicians and is urging people to get trained in CPR which could save a loved one. 65-year-old Carole Tatar and her husband John recently reunited with some of her lifesavers at SECAmb’s Hastings Make Ready Centre – only two months on from when she suffered
Members of the public are invited to enter the festive spirit and join an evening of songs and celebration at special service to celebrate the lives that have been saved and touched by the ambulance service. South East Coast Ambulance’s (SECAmb) is hosting its first-ever Celebration of Life service on Monday 8 December from 6.30pm at St Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks. The service will see patients, am
As part of supporting Remembrance events this year, Trust vehicles have again been wrapped with a specially designed livery recognising the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in times of conflict. Following suggestions from our Armed Forces Network, this year’s design – which is funded by Fleet – includes a Spitfire, marking its upcoming 90th anniversary, and VJ Day, which commemorated its 80
Our values are the standards which everyone working at our Trust is expected to live up to.
They help us to make the right decisions and guide how we treat our colleagues, our patients and their family and friends.