Press Releases
Dramatic helicopter rescue after rider thrown from horse in isolated Oxfordshire field
TV footage shows the helicopter rescue of a woman who was thrown from her horse in an isolated Oxfordshire field. 62-year-old Philippa was treated by staff from South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) who called in the Thames Valley air ambulance to get her to hospital...
First three SCAS staff have COVID-19 vaccine
Three members of staff at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) have become the first in the Trust to have the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Jen Hall, Paramedic Team Leader, and Scott Cawley, Emergency Care Assistant, both based at The Blue...
SCAS launches critical care transfer service
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...
SCAS announces results of governor elections
Foundation Trust members have voted in new governors in the latest round of elections at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS). The election results were confirmed on 24 November and the successful candidates will serve for a term of three years....
First responder car damaged in mindless attack
Vandals attacked a large number of cars in Bransgore, Hampshire, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The vehicles damaged included the First Responder ambulance car of the Bransgore Community First Responders (CFRs). With its mirror smashed it had to be taken out of...
Online exhibition by SCAS paramedic documents emergency care in the time of Covid-19
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) Paramedic and Photographer, Emma Williams, has today launched an online gallery of a project she undertook in Summer 2020 to capture what it was like delivering emergency ambulance care in the COVID-19 era....
Show respect this Bonfire Night
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) has joined an appeal from Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service (HFRS), the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (IWFRS) and Hampshire Constabulary to help keep people safe this bonfire and fireworks season. With...
Faith and community leaders make videos to encourage flu vaccination
Faith and community leaders in Oxfordshire are urging residents to make sure they get vaccinated against flu this year in a series of short video clips. The videos have been recorded in English, Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Punjabi and Pashto. Flu vaccination clinics are...
Oxfordshire health team working together to tackle winter pressures
As we move into the busy winter months, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is joining health and social care professionals across Oxfordshire who will all be working together once again to deliver responsive and joined-up services throughout...