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 pleased to be welcoming the first staff at its new Emergency Operations Centre and HQ in Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex. Staff from Lewes Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) begin working from the new control room next week (24 May) with support staff from the Trust’s offices in Lewes, Coxheath and former HQ in Banstead, starting
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb) plans to reconfigure its Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) and move to a new HQ are gathering pace. The first staff are expected to move into the new building, which will serve as the Trust’s HQ and EOC for the west of its region, in Manor Royal, Crawley, in May. The Trust, which is leasing the site from Surrey County Council, ha
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announced the appointment of Richard Foster as its new Chairman. Following an extensive recruitment process and appointment by Trust’s Council of Governors, Richard will join the Trust on 31 March 2017. He will replace Interim Chairman Sir Peter Dixon who has served as the Trust’s Chairman for the past 12 months. Richar
Statement from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) Interim Chairman, Sir Peter Dixon: “Acting Chief Executive Geraint Davies has decided, for personal reasons, to bring forward his announced leaving date from 31 March 2017 to today. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Geraint on behalf of the Trust for not only his hard work and commitment during the last 1
Statement from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) Acting Chief Executive Geraint Davies: “As the Trust has now been able to confirm that a new substantive Chief Executive, Daren Mochrie, will be starting with SECAmb on 3 April, I am announcing that I have decided to leave the Trust on 31 March 2017. “I made this decision some weeks ago and shared this with our Chairma
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Independent Non-Executive Director. Dr Angela Smith, from Brighton, will initially serve a three-year term running until February 2020, and replaces Trevor Willington whose final term of office ended at the end of January. While her career was mostly focused on the International Finan
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is supporting NHS England in a public information campaign on when to call 999 and NHS 111. All of the Trust’s operational ambulances and cars will carry messages on how the two services work together. The posters, which have been designed and funded by NHS England, have this week started to be placed on vehicles. The Trust hopes the