The Trust’s Medical Director has received a prestigious award from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) for her outstanding work over the last...
Category: AACE
SECAmb statement on position of Chief Executive Philip Astle
Following a period of sickness, Philip Astle has decided to resign from his role as Chief Executive of SECAmb, with effect from 17 May...
Improving engagement and communications for ambulance service staff
NHS Employers - Due to the large numbers of employees who aren’t office based and are offsite for most of their working hours, Yorkshire...
Exclusive: Patient waited 24 hours in ambulance for A&E
Nearly 600 patients waited 10 hours or more in the back of an ambulance to be transferred into emergency departments last month – with one...
SECAmb’s tenth Make Ready Centre to open
The development boasts a fleet workshop and the Trust’s Make Ready vehicle preparation system along with modern office space and rest and wellbeing facilities...
Spotlight on AACE’s Anti-Racism promises: May
This May we are shining a spotlight on how SECAmb have improved Board diversity to make it more representative of the communities they serve...
Cardiac arrest survivor meets 999 call handler who talked his partner through CPR
A man who survived a cardiac arrest thanks to the quick thinking of his partner and “crystal clear” instructions from a 999 call handler,...
‘40,000 put at risk last month’ while waiting in ambulance
More than 38,000 patients were put at risk of harm during March – more than 4,000 of them seriously – while they waited in...
NHS boss feared waiting for ambulance after stroke
A hospital chief executive's husband drove her to A&E because of concerns over long 999 waits...
E-scooter ambulance callouts double in a year
The data comes as the government considers legalising e-scooters for road use in the next few months, with ambulance services already under extreme pressure...
Survey launched to gather senior NHS BME leaders’ experiences
The NHS Confederation's BME Leadership Network has launched a survey around inclusivity, and would like to hear from NHS BME leaders band 9 and...
Calling our Aussie counterparts – LAS heading to Australia to recruit paramedics
Australian paramedics are being invited to apply now for a chance to work for one of the world’s busiest ambulance services...
