Your health matters ‘Restart a heart’ meeting.

Your health matters ‘Restart a heart’ meeting.

Members of the public were invited to find out about the latest research in how to restart a heart at a special showcase meeting. Helen Pocock, Senior Research Paramedic,  talked about how initiatives such as the national Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes...
Nominations open for SCAS governor elections

Nominations open for SCAS governor elections

The election process for new governors of South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has started today and nominations are open until 5pm on Monday 21 October 2019. SCAS is holding elections for members of the public to join the Trust’s Council of...
Wendy’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019

Wendy’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019

Wendy, Urgent Care Pathway Lead Wendy’s husband, Barry, required a heart transplant but his health continued to deteriorate and he sadly became too unwell to undergo a transplant operation. After his death, Wendy was able to carry out Barry’s wishes as an organ donor...
Claire’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019

Claire’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019

Claire, Community First Responder, Southampton East   My son, Michael, suffered kidney failure when he was 10 in 2011. Whilst he was on the deceased donor list, my brother, Philip, offered to donate a kidney and fortunately they were a match. The transplant took...
Jennifer’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019

Jennifer’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019

Jennifer, Senior Emergency Call Taker We didn’t know my grandmother wanted to be an organ donor until after she died suddenly of complications following emergency surgery. She hadn’t been unwell so her death was a shock and we couldn’t understand why the hospital was...