David Gallagher | South Central Ambulance Service

App aims to get faster care to patients in cardiac arrest

Jul 11, 2025 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Stakeholder eBulletin

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) have partnered with the GoodSAM Responder app, to reduce the response time to life-threatening cardiac arrest calls. After a call is received in the 999...

Ambulance service issues advice as third heat wave of summer arrives

Jul 10, 2025 | News

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has issued advice to the public for how to keep themselves, and others, safe in the heat as the third heat wave of summer 2025 arrives and a yellow heat health alert is in place from today (Thursday, 10 July)...

Help us help you in the heatwave

Jun 20, 2025 | News

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is urging the public to enjoy the upcoming spell of hot weather sensibly and support frontline services by avoiding unnecessary 999 emergencies. An Amber Heat Health Alert has been issued across the...

‘Thank you for saving my life’ says Ian

May 23, 2025 | News

We were delighted to welcome Ian Cooper and Niamh Sheehy to Adderbury Resource Centre on Wednesday, 23 April. The couple wanted to meet some of the team that helped save Ian’s life when he suffered a cardiac arrest at home on 5 December, 2023. Ian and Niamh chatted...

Research team publishes annual report

May 22, 2025 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Research project-closed, Stakeholder eBulletin

The research team in SCAS has published its latest annual report which details the projects the team has been working on over the last financial year (April 2024-March 2025). In summary, the team has: enrolled nearly 1,000 service users and staff into research...