Paramedic UK » SECAmb http://www.paramedic.org.uk News, information and comment for the UK pre-hospital care professionals Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:55:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Flu blamed for rise in ambulance workload http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/19/flu-blamed-for-rise-in-ambulance-workload/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/19/flu-blamed-for-rise-in-ambulance-workload/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:09:57 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1229 A flu outbreak and icy weather led to an ambulance service handling an unprecedented number of emergency calls.

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust dealt with 159,405 life-threatening emergencies last year compared with 152,122 the year before.

Read full article: Redhill And Reigate Life.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/19/flu-blamed-for-rise-in-ambulance-workload/feed/ 0 Ambulance worker in court http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/19/ambulance-worker-in-court/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/19/ambulance-worker-in-court/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:54:12 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1223 An ambulance worker will face court charged with misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice after the death of a man.

Karl Harris, 44, was sent to the home of Barry Baker, 59, in Brighton last November after he dialled 999 saying he thought he was having a heart attack.

Harris has been suspended from his job and will appear at Hove Crown Court.

Read full article: TeleText.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/19/ambulance-worker-in-court/feed/ 0 Police and medics in hospital after poison death at farm http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/police-and-medics-in-hospital-after-poison-death-at-farm/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/police-and-medics-in-hospital-after-poison-death-at-farm/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 06:23:17 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1041 Seven police officers and three ambulance staff were taken to hospital today after fears that they had been exposed to a poisonous liquid while attempting to revive a bankrupt farmer facing eviction who is believed to have killed himself.

The officers from Surrey police, and a paramedic and two other ambulance crew members, were taken to the Royal Surrey hospital for decontamination and observation after the incident at Burpham Court farm. None of the 10 appeared to have suffered ill effects.

Read full article: The Guardian.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/police-and-medics-in-hospital-after-poison-death-at-farm/feed/ 0 Stroke kills 67,000 every year in UK http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/stroke-kills-67000-every-year-in-uk/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/stroke-kills-67000-every-year-in-uk/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 06:10:40 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1031 SECAmb is the first ambulance trust in the UK to appoint a paramedic stroke lead and carried out a Stroke Care Development Programme across the region. The aim is to ensure that all patients receive the right treatment at the right time.

They are working closely with our local hospitals and stroke networks to develop the region’s stroke treatment and ensure that appropriate acute services are in place.

Read full article: Crawley Observer.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/stroke-kills-67000-every-year-in-uk/feed/ 0 Ambulance fuel cost £4.2m last year http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/ambulance-fuel-cost-42m-last-year/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/ambulance-fuel-cost-42m-last-year/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 06:03:04 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1025 An increase in fuel prices meant an ambulance trust had to spend more than it had budgeted for.

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust spent £4.2m on petrol, diesel and biofuels in 2008/09, which was about £700,000 over its £3.5m budget.

Read full article: News Shopper.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/ambulance-fuel-cost-42m-last-year/feed/ 0 Ambulance service will investigate crash http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/ambulance-service-will-investigate-crash/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/ambulance-service-will-investigate-crash/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 06:00:27 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1022 South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has said it is looking into why an ambulance crashed in Hassocks on Friday May 29.

The ambulance was on its way to a crash involving a car and a motorbike when it collided with two cars, a Peugeot and a Fiat Punto, in Hurst Road.

Read full article: Mid Sussex Today.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/ambulance-service-will-investigate-crash/feed/ 0 UNISON: Ambulance crews being attacked and abused http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/unison-ambulance-crews-being-attacked-and-abused/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/unison-ambulance-crews-being-attacked-and-abused/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 09:05:26 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=975 Dozens of front-line ambulance crews are being attacked or verbally abused while trying to do their job.

Figures obtained by The Argus show the pressures and risks regularly faced by paramedics in Sussex.

The Freedom of Information figures revealed 40 reported cases of physical assaults across the county between April 2008 and March this year.

Read full article:  The Argus

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/unison-ambulance-crews-being-attacked-and-abused/feed/ 0 Ambulances spread the word FAST http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/ambulances-spread-the-word-fast/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/ambulances-spread-the-word-fast/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 08:56:18 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=968
Ambulances will be turning into mobile billboards carrying life-saving messages to help the public spot the signs of a stroke.
Six ambulances with the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust have been decorated in eye-catching graphics which carry the Department of Health and Stroke Association’s FAST campaign.
Read full article: Midhurst and Petworth Today.
]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/ambulances-spread-the-word-fast/feed/ 0 Paramedic needs riot gear to help policewoman http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/06/paramedic-needs-riot-gear-to-help-policewoman/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/06/paramedic-needs-riot-gear-to-help-policewoman/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 07:54:50 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=777 Story and photo of a SECAmb paramedic clad in riot gear during an anti-capitalism demo in Brighton on Bank Holiday Monday.

Good grief!

Read full article and see photos: The Sun

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/06/paramedic-needs-riot-gear-to-help-policewoman/feed/ 0 Police search after paramedics abused http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/04/24/police-search-after-paramedics-abused/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/04/24/police-search-after-paramedics-abused/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:34:19 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=634 A police helicopter and tracker dogs were used to hunt a man who became abusive towards paramedics, it has emerged.Officers were called to Little Bookham at 10.20pm on Monday, April 20, following reports a man who had been take ill had become aggressive towards an ambulance crew which was trying to treat him.The man fled from the ambulance in the direction of the recreation ground in Lower Road.

Read full article: This is Surrey

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