David Gallagher | South Central Ambulance Service

HGV driver found to be over the limit after hitting ambulance

Dec 6, 2024 | News

SCAS is urging the public not to drink and drive as we enter the festive party season following an accident that took one of its ambulances out-of-service after it was hit by an HGV whose driver subsequently failed a breathalyzer test. Around 5:45pm on Thursday, 5...

Statement on incident on M27 (29 November)

Nov 29, 2024 | News, Uncategorized

We received multiple 999 calls around 08:25 this morning (29 November) all reporting that an adult male had fallen from the bridge over the M27 at junction 9 and landed on the carriageway. We sent an ambulance, a paramedic team leader in a rapid response vehicle and...

Take extra care on icy roads and pavements this winter

Nov 28, 2024 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Stakeholder eBulletin

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is reminding drivers and pedestrians to take extra care after seeing a significant number of emergency 999 calls following the first time temperatures have dipped below freezing overnight this winter. With...

Newport Pagnell man thanks ambulance team for saving his life

Nov 21, 2024 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Stakeholder eBulletin, Uncategorized

Byron Smith, accompanied by his wife, Louise, visited the Blue Light Hub in Milton Keynes recently to meet some of the team that saved his life when he suffered a serious head injury in August 2022. Byron had been out with a friend and they were visiting their...

SCAS encourages people to use their community pharmacy for seven common conditions this winter

Nov 14, 2024 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Stakeholder eBulletin, Uncategorized

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is joining NHS partners across Hampshire and the Thames Valley to encourage local people to see their community pharmacist for seven common conditions this winter. More than 100,000 people across Hampshire...