Dec 20, 2022 | Critical, Members e-Bulletin, News
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is currently under extreme pressure which escalated over the weekend and has continued into this week. 999 calls are up 50% on this time last year and 111 calls up 75% over the same period. This is combined with...
Dec 15, 2022 | Members e-Bulletin, News
Click here for the latest information on industrial action SCAS has been planning for a number of weeks to reduce the impact of industrial action being taken today (15 December) elsewhere in local NHS services by the RCN. The Trust has set up a virtual control and...
Dec 8, 2022 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Stakeholder eBulletin
Following a robust recruitment process, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has appointed David Eltringham to the role of Chief Executive Officer, starting on Monday 6 March 2023. He will take over Chief Executive Officer/Accountable officer...
Dec 8, 2022 | Members e-Bulletin, News
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is encouraging people to use the NHS 111 online service to get the help they need from the convenience of their own homes as winter pressures increase across the country. The NHS 111 online service is...
Oct 13, 2022 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Proud
A leading resuscitation expert has warned the public are left playing a “deadly game of hide and seek” when it comes to locating automated external defibrillators (AEDs) which can help save the lives of people who have suffered a cardiac arrest. Professor Charles...
Oct 12, 2022 | Members e-Bulletin, News, Proud
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) has won a Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) award for its campaign to increase public awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillators. Entitled Saving lives – the three Cs (cardiac arrest,...
