News | South Central Ambulance Service

New apprenticeship promises paramedic career to more people

Feb 8, 2021 | Members e-Bulletin, News

Despite the ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19, seven English ambulance trusts and one university have persisted in their vision to offer the first paramedic apprenticeship across England. The BSc (Hons) Paramedic (Apprenticeship) Degree was devised by the...

Oxfordshire man who survived cardiac arrest raises over £500 for SCAS Charity

Feb 4, 2021 | News

Steve Paley, 35, went out for a bike ride with his fiancé, Stacey Pritchard, 30, on New Year’s Eve but only a short distance into the ride, Steve began to feel unwell before suddenly collapsing. Steve and Stacey, who live in Didcot, were going to be seeing in...

SCAS first to supply COVID-19 patients with home oxygen monitoring kits to spot deterioration

Feb 1, 2021 | News

Paramedics at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) have become the first in the country to supply COVID-19 patients with home oxygen monitoring kits if they don’t require immediate admission to hospital but are at higher risk of complications....

Sports mad boy has to be brave as paramedics fix his dislocated knee on TV

Jan 21, 2021 | News

Dramatic helicopter rescue after rider thrown from horse in isolated Oxfordshire field

Jan 15, 2021 | News

SCAS launches critical care transfer service

Dec 18, 2020 | Members e-Bulletin, News

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has this week launched a critical care transfer service in partnership with the Thames Valley & Wessex Critical Care Network. Critical care units across the region can come under significant pressure at...