Press Releases
Evening and weekend paramedic-led services return to Chipping Norton
The First Aid Unit, run by South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) Specialist Practitioners from the Chipping Norton Health Centre, was temporarily closed in March as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak to minimise the risk of Covid-19 transmission...
Dacia Duster is a life saver for SCAS
Those in need of urgent medical assistance in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire may well find that it is a Dacia Duster coming to their aid after SCAS took delivery of 40 for use by its Community First Responders. Funded by South Central Ambulance...
SCAS partners with GoodSAM
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is launching a ground-breaking digital product - GoodSAM’sInstant On Scene - to enable the public to stream video directly from their smartphones into the SCAS 999 Clinical Coordination Centres(CCC). The...
SCAS launches first international partnership in India
At the beginning of July, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) was delighted to help launch the first NHS international partnership in Andhra Pradesh, India. As part of a not-for-profit consortium in partnership with Aurobindo Pharma Foundation...
Rankin unveils powerful portrait series dedicated to frontline staff to mark NHS birthday
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is delighted to announce that Bracknell-based Paramedic, Stuart Brookfield, is amongst a series of powerful and personal portraits of NHS staff who responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, captured by acclaimed...
SCAS CQC Report – Patient Transport Services (PTS) – Overall rating ‘Good’
‘Passionate’, ‘proud’ and ‘committed’ staff were just some of the notable and heart-warming observations the Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlighted when they inspected our PTS services in February. Our CQC report, now published on the CQC website is testament to...
Prestigious Queen’s Award for SCAS volunteers
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is delighted to announce that the Bishop’s Waltham Community First Responder Scheme has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK....
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...