Six-year-old Charlie Ware from Wallingford, Oxfordshire, has been presented with a special bravery certificate after he had to call 999 in November 2023 when...
Category: South Central Ambulance Service
New video explains how people can receive urgent care at home
A new video by colleagues across the health and social care system in the Thames Valley shows how people can access urgent care at...
New improved building for call centre staff in Milton Keynes
SCAS are pleased to announce that after 18 months of hard work and dedication, our teams moved into their new NHS 111 centre, Partis...
How bleed control kits could help save lives
Kits which could help stem traumatic bleeding have been placed in local shops in the Slough Borough Council area, for use in medical emergencies....
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt visits SCAS Blue Light Hub
On Saturday, 18 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, accompanied by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Laura Trott MBE, visited the Blue Light...
The Challenge of Trauma
The challenge of trauma explores the need for coordinated multidisciplinary care delivered to tight timelines in a resource limited environment. Patients present a wide and...
SCAS marks Restart A Heart Day 2023 with series of events
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust SCAS hosted a series of events to mark national Restart a Heart Day on Monday (16 October)...
South Central Ambulance Service staff member receives prestigious national award
Luci Papworth, Director of Operations – Clinical Coordination Centres at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS), has received a prestigious national award...
SCAS thanks lifesaving heroes
Three members of the public have been awarded certificates of commendation from South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) for the part they...
SCAS and partners win ‘Highly Commended’ at HSJ Patient Safety Awards
Following a rigorous round of written submissions and presentations to the Health Service Journal (HSJ) judges earlier in the year, we are excited to...
SECAmb invests in support for colleagues exposed to traumatic events
The Trust is investing £40,000 per year, initially for the next two years, into its Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) programme..
A big thank you to SCAS volunteers
This year’s ‘Volunteers Week’ was in June, and we took the opportunity to say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who continues to support...
