Southwater Community Responders

03/05/2025

SECamb are now advertising for volunteers to join CFR teams in Sussex. There is a link to the advert i below and it intended to be open until 11th May but might close earlier if there is a high level of response.

Interviews will be held at the end of May and the 4 day training programme is scheduled for September.

CFRs are volunteer members of their community who are trained to respond to emergency calls in conjunction with SECAMB. As they respond in the local areas where they live and work they may be able to attend the scene of an emergency within just a few minutes to offer life-saving help.

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has a vision to ‘support our staff to provide a caring, high quality and efficient urgent and emergency care service to our communities’. We are rated ‘Good’ for care by the Care Quality Commission and while the other areas und...

18/12/2024

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy Christmas and New Year!

09/07/2024

We are hiring!! If you want more information and a no-obligation chat post below or send us a direct message.

A full formal role description and link to the application form is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9278-24-0204?keyword=community%20first%20responder&language=en

The closing date is 21st July but applications may close early if there is a high volume of response.

01/04/2024

The latest annual cardiac arrest report from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (covering March 2022 - April 2023) shows that thanks to the public, control room staff, volunteers, ambulance crews, blue-light partners and hospital teams, 271 people were alive 30 days after their cardiac arrest.

Would you know what to do? See below for details:

Our latest annual cardiac arrest report (covering March 2022 - April 2023) shows that thanks to the public, control room staff, volunteers, ambulance crews, blue-light partners and hospital teams, 271 people were alive 30 days after their cardiac arrest. 💔⏩💚

Read more here: https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/annual-cardiac-arrest-report/

Bystander CPR and the use of a defibrillator are both key to improving survivor rates. Would you know what to do?
Book a life-saving course near you today or spend 15 mins on the British Heart Foundation's RevivR app -https://bit.ly/4abxOlN

26/03/2024

Over the 2023 Easter weekend, our 111 service received 1,317 calls regarding prescriptions. 📞

This Easter, we're asking that you do your bit and order and collect any prescriptions ahead of time so that you are prepared for the bank holiday weekend. 🐣

For more information, please contact your local GP practice.

23/03/2024

It's back! Nick and all the Responders say, "Thank you to Balal & Chris at the Hen & Chicken for sorting out the relocation of the defibrillator cabinet. It is all back up and running again and SECAmb have been informed."

13/03/2024

One or two of our eagle-eyed residents have spotted some work going on at the Hen and Chicken, meaning the defibrillator is temporarily out of action. Never fear: it is just being moved to a different part of the building – nearer the front - because of the new path they have put in. They are just waiting for an electrician to do the installation. It is marked as out of service on The Circuit (a national database of all the public access defibs in the UK) so the ambulance service are aware.
Thank you to all our good neighbours who are keeping an eye on our precious defibrillators. :-)

22/02/2024

Can't get an emergency GP appointment?
Did you know there are seven common conditions that your pharmacist can now provide some prescription medicines for, if necessary, without you seeing your GP first?
Think pharmacy first.

20/02/2024

You find somebody who has collapsed - would you know what to do?

04/02/2024

Are you….
Someone who enjoys working in a team?
Keen to make a difference to your community?
Calm in a crisis?
Able to volunteer a minimum of 20 hours per month?
At least 18 years old?
A holder of a valid UK full driving licence held for at least one year with no more than 3 penalty points and have access to a B class vehicle with current tax, MOT and insurance for your use?

If so, you will be happy to know that SECamb are now advertising for volunteers to join CFR teams in Sussex. There is a link to the advert in the comments below and it intended to be open until 18th Feb but might close earlier if there is a high level of response.

Interviews will be held on 9th March and the 4 day training programme is scheduled for May 11, 12 and June 1, 2. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. No previous medical experience is required.

CFRs are volunteer members of their community who are trained to respond to emergency calls in conjunction with SECAMB. As they respond in the local areas where they live and work they are able to attend the scene of an emergency within a few minutes, and often before the emergency service arrives. They are able to offer life-saving first aid further increasing the patient’s chances of survival.

14/09/2023

With the evenings drawing in now is a good time to make sure your house number or name is clearly visible

05/09/2023

And then there were 14 :-)
Thank you very much to Sue Gower, for her financial contribution in memory of her late mother, and to Steve Fudge, Facilities Manager for the Scouts & Guides HQ on Church Lane, for making this Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) possible.
Access to a PAD significantly improves the likelihood of surviving an Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) and it is great to have added another to our village network. You can see all 14 in the attached map.
We are discussing dates with the Scouts as to when will be a good time to run a familiarisation session for local residents on using a Defibrillator and delivering Basic Life Support