Press Releases
SCAS Chief Executive joins the ultimate challenge to raise money for the ambulance staff charity
SCAS Chief Executive, Will Hancock, has joined forces with colleagues from the College of Paramedics, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives and East Midlands Ambulance Service to raise money for The Ambulance Staff Charity. Completing the fastest zipline in the...
South Central Ambulance Charity receives £410k funding boost to deliver pioneering training programmes
South Central Ambulance Charity has been allocated £410k by NHS Charities Together to help support a number of innovative projects across South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS).
Can you outrun an ambulance?
The South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) Charity is urging people to 'go the extra mile' and take part in a virtual event to see if they can complete a challenge to cover more miles than an emergency ambulance does in a single shift. The virtual challenge, which...
Paramedics turn written-off ambulance into innovative training simulation pod
Paramedics at South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) have given life-saving treatment to an ambulance which was written off after a road traffic collision – by using it to create an innovative training pod.
SCAS tests patients for COVID-19 before transfer to hospital in pioneering study
Paramedics at South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) are testing patients for COVID-19 at home – including those without symptoms – if they require transfer to hospital in a pioneering initiative designed to speed up handovers and release crews more quickly.
New apprenticeship promises paramedic career to more people
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
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 the New...
SCAS first to supply COVID-19 patients with home oxygen monitoring kits to spot deterioration
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
TV footage captures the moment when a schoolboy’s dislocated knee was manipulated back into place with the help of ambulance staff. 12-year-old Teddy’s knee ‘popped out’ when he was playing rugby at his school near Portsmouth early last year. He was in agony and...
