SCAS and SECAmb appoint new Group Chief Executive

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Crawley man reunited with life-saving ambulance team three years after near-fatal aortic tear

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SECAmb targets health inequalities with lifesaving skills outreach at major Vaisakhi celebration

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Teen cardiac arrest survivor reunites with Thanet ambulance crews

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11 May 2026

Trust senior leaders unite with SCAS for first joint leadership day

Reading Football Club hosted the first joint SECAmb and SCAS senior leadership day under the new Interim Chief Executives, Jen Allan and Stuart Rees. Senior leaders from both organisations came together under the new leadership arrangements on Wednesday, 29 April to begin shaping how the group will work in practice. The event also saw both senior teams stand in solidarity on sexual safety and gen

11 May 2026

New mum reunites with Kent ambulance crews after surviving rare pregnancy emergency

A first-time mum has been reunited with the ambulance crews who helped save her and her unborn babies life after she suffered a rare and life-threatening eclamptic seizure at 36 weeks pregnant. Eclamptic seizures are extremely uncommon, affecting less than one per cent of women with pre-eclampsia and occurring in approximately one in every 2,000 to 3,000 pregnancies in developed countries. In the

8 May 2026

Eastbourne CFRs honoured with prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service

Huge congratulations to South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Eastbourne Community First Responders (CFRs) who were recently recognised for their outstanding contribution to the local community with a prestigious King’s Award. The team received the King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive in the UK – from the Lord Lie

7 May 2026

Volunteers’ voices help shape improvements across SECAmb

Nearly half of volunteers at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) shared their views in the latest National Ambulance Volunteers survey, highlighting positive progress and helping to shape future improvements.  The findings come as the Trust begins implementing its new Volunteering and Community Resilience strategy, designed to strengthen the role volunteers play in sup

5 May 2026

SECAmb clinicians and midwives work together to strengthen emergency maternity care

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is highlighting the importance of improving outcomes for women and new-borns particularly in emergency, pre-hospital settings this International Day of the Midwife. Marked annually on 5 May, the International Day of the Midwife celebrates and recognises the critical work midwives deliver in maternal and newborn health and SECAmb is highlighting its criti

5 May 2026

Tunbridge Wells mother given second chance after surviving cardiac arrest

The life-saving message “bra off, defib on” has taken on new meaning for Julie de Mink, who has been researching its impact during her recovery from a cardiac arrest. In the early hours of 2 January 2026, Julie, a mother of three called 111 after experiencing chest pain. Her symptoms were escalated to 999 and Dispatch Team Leader, James, at the Gillingham Emergency Operations Centre sent clinicia

1 May 2026

Crawley man reunited with life-saving ambulance team over two years after near-fatal aortic tear

A Crawley man who survived a life-threatening torn aorta has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save his life over two years on.   With around 20 per cent of patients with acute aortic dissection not surviving before reaching hospital – and up to 50 per cent before reaching a specialist centre – Christopher Chan knows just how lucky he is.  Christopher recently visited S

27 April 2026

Ambulance Clinicians to provide more informed and joined up care

Ambulance clinicians are being empowered to provide more informed and joined up care while assessing patients by having greater access to real-time patient care records. Following a successful trial in Paddock Wood, Kent, all frontline clinicians across South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) will now be able to access GP Connect, a national system which allows authorised clinicians to view in

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