The Trust is investing £40,000 per year, initially for the next two years, into its Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) programme..
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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...
Emergency services across Thames Valley join forces with local Olympic swimmer to share important safety message
As the weather starts to get warmer, emergency services, local authorities and the Environment Agency will be working together across the Thames Valley to...
Good Morning Britain visit SCAS
On Tuesday 18 April, SCAS featured on the Good Morning Britain breakfast show. The show visited Nursling ambulance station, to create a ‘day-in-a-life’ piece...
SCAS paramedic features in national health and wellbeing campaign
Jack Ansell, paramedic and operations manager for volunteer community first responders at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is taking part in the...
SCAS initiative helping 50,000 patients a year avoid emergency department transfers
A pioneering initiative led by South Central Ambulance Service is helping more than 50,000 patients a year receive the right treatment more quickly -...
SCAS prepares for an escalation of industrial action
For the first time since the industrial action began in ambulance trusts, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) will see members in...
Can you go the extra mile and outrun an ambulance, asks SCAS?
South Central Ambulance Charity has launched its annual ‘Outrun an Ambulance’ fundraising challenge in collaboration with six other ambulance charities. It returns for a...
SCAS winter planning
We have reviewed our winter assurance plan, as well as our adverse weather plan, to ensure we are as well prepared as we can...
South Central Ambulance Service appoints new Chief Executive Officer
Following a robust recruitment process, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has appointed David Eltringham to the role of Chief Executive Officer,...
SCAS urges people to use NHS 111 online this winter
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is encouraging people to use the NHS 111 online service to get the help they need...
Poor defibrillator signage leaves public playing “deadly game of hide and seek”
A leading resuscitation expert has warned the public are left playing a “deadly game of hide and seek” when it comes to locating automated...
