Press Releases
Mr Paul Nutt
It is with great sadness that South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) announces that Ambulance Care Assistant, Paul Nutt, died on Friday, 15 May, at Wexham Park Hospital having tested positive for Covid-19. Paul, who had celebrated his 60th...
When it comes to stroke – act fast and call 999
Dave Sherwood, Assistant Director of Patient Care at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, who had a Stroke in September 2017 shares his experience. On the 14 September 2017, Assistant Director of Patient Care at SCAS, Dave Sherwood, started his...
SCAS celebrates International Nurses Day
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is joining the global celebration today for International Nurses’ Day. International Nurses’ Day is celebrated around the world each year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. This year...
Beware Fake COVID-19 News
We’re aware of fake news circulating about #coronavirus, claiming to be from Public Health England. Make sure you get your information from trusted sources: http://gov.uk/coronavirus http://nhs.uk/coronavirus Please see announcement from PHE below.
New online NHS site is first and best port of call for help with coronavirus symptoms
Top clinicians are issuing advice to help reduce the spread of infection as the country moves into the ‘delay’ phase of its response to Covid-19. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday (12 March), people worried about symptoms are being told by the...
Public Hearts Scheme launched across the Thames Valley
South Central Ambulance Service is supporting the Public Hearts Scheme, which fittingly launched in Reading on Valentine's Day (14 February). The Public Hearts Scheme, which aims to increase the public’s access to life saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs),...
Coronavirus: Stakeholder Briefing – Thursday, 13 February
On Wednesday 12 February, guests of Kents Hill Park Hotel were given the results of the swab tests that were undertaken on their arrival and all swab results were negative. This indicates that it is unlikely that any of the guests have coronavirus. All guests will...
Coronavirus: Stakeholder Briefing – Sunday, 9 February, 2020
Approximately 118 people returning from Wuhan in China have arrived at Kents Hill Park in Milton Keynes where they will stay for the next 14 days. Men, women and children arrived at the 300-bed hotel facility at 10.15am on Sunday, February 9, in eight coaches. All...
British citizens flown from China to be monitored in Milton Keynes on arrival
Around 150 British Citizens are being flown from Wuhan City in China, the epicentre of the current outbreak of Novel Coronavirus, back to the United Kingdom on Sunday 9 February. Everyone being repatriated will be assessed before boarding the plane in China, monitored...