Simon Ashton named as new chief executive, joining in Autumn 2026.
Category: South Central Ambulance Service
SCAS Charity secures £250,000 grant for additional staff mental health support
As NHS staff across the country continue to work under extreme pressure, South Central Ambulance Charity will now be able to provide crucial support...
Donna meets some of her SCAS lifesavers
We were delighted to welcome Donna Mason, along with twin sister Karen and Dad, Keith, to our Kidlington ambulance station on Monday, 30 March...
STALLED – the hospital handover study
Project summary The study title STALLED comes from the research title: What works to improve SafeTy, pAtient experience, outcomes and costs reLated to deLayed a...
SCAS ambulance data now available to support health and care research
"We are excited to announce that the trust has completed the necessary steps to provide data to the Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data...
SCAS volunteer wins national award at ALF 2026
A huge congratulations to Peter Cooper, Community First Responder (CFR), who won the ‘Exceptional Volunteer Award’ at the recent Ambulance Leadership Forum...
Celebrating the women of SCAS on International Women’s Day
In the early 1990s, only around 1 in 10 ambulance crew were women. Today the profession has transformed with around 4 in 10 paramedics...
Strengthening community preparedness at SCAS through children’s basic life support training
In February, members of St Mark’s Church in Denham attended a Children’s Basic Life Support presentation delivered Huw Pateman, Public Governor and Tracy Mould,...
SCAS Paramedic and Community First Responder bring lifesaving skills to heart health event
Women attending a heart health event in Alton on 11 February were given the opportunity to learn vital lifesaving skills, thanks to an engaging...
How SCAS charity funds are spent
In 2025, the South Central Ambulance Charity raised over £520,000. The total came from money raised by the charity’s volunteers, income from events and...
Community first responder empowers the community with life-saving knowledge
A Community First Responder helped raise awareness of life-saving skills at a community health fair in Landport earlier this year. Tony Rawlins attended the...
SCAS urges local schools to register defibrillators on The Circuit
SCAS is supporting calls from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) for all local schools with a defibrillator to make sure that it is registered...
