Adult Critical Care Transfer Service

Feb 1, 2023 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Proud, Stakeholder eBulletin

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is proud to work in partnership with the Thames Valley & Wessex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Critical Care Networks to provide a dedicated Adult Critical Care Transfer Team, fully equipped vehicles and trained...

Poor defibrillator signage leaves public playing “deadly game of hide and seek”

Oct 13, 2022 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Proud

A leading resuscitation expert has warned the public are left playing a “deadly game of hide and seek” when it comes to locating automated external defibrillators (AEDs) which can help save the lives of people who have suffered a cardiac arrest. Professor Charles...

South Central Ambulance Service wins prestigious award for CPR and defibrillator campaign

Oct 12, 2022 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Proud

South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) has won a Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) award for its campaign to increase public awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillators. Entitled Saving lives – the three Cs (cardiac arrest,...

New fleet of Dynamic Response Vehicles are “game changing” for community responding

Sep 30, 2022 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Proud

South Central Ambulance Charity’s “game changing” fleet of Dynamic Response Vehicles (DRVs) has helped volunteer Community First Responders (CFRs) arrive ‘first on scene’ to provide emergency medical assistance at almost 7,000 incidents over the past year. The Charity...

Our Improvement Programme

Sep 30, 2022 | News

A message from the Board The CQC’s August 2022 report has highlighted some serious concerns which we must, and will, fix as a matter of urgency. The board takes responsibility for the findings in the report and we are working with colleagues across the Trust and our...