Ambulance UK - April 2020

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SECAMB
Long service and
achievements
celebrated at annual
awards ceremony
SECAmb staff, volunteers and
members of the public have
been recognised for their long
service and achievements at the
first of the Trust’s annual awards
ceremonies.
The ceremony, the first of three to
be held across the Trust’s region,
was held on Thursday 27 February
at The Orangery, Turkey Mill,
Maidstone, Kent.
Staff and volunteers were
recognised for a combined total of
more than 800 years’ service while
Chief Executive Commendations
were presented across a
number of categories including
Clinical Excellence and Quality
Improvement, Demonstrating
Compassion and Respect, and
Leadership.
Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, Dr
Bhargawa Vasudaven, attended
to present Queen’s Long Service
and Good Conduct medals as the
Queen’s representative, while staff
were also recognised for 20, 30 and
40 years’ NHS service. Volunteer
community first responders
celebrated 10 years’ service while
three of the Trust’s chaplains were
thanked for 20 years’ voluntary
service. The longest serving
paramedic to be recognised on the
night was Dartford’s Ann Copson.
Ann, who completed her final shift
before retiring on the day of the
awards, was recognised for a total
of 41 years’ service.
Those presented with Chief
Executive Commendations
included an ambulance team who
demonstrated excellent clinical skill
by delivering an astonishing 21
shocks to save the life of Tunbridge
Wells man, Peter Collins’. Peter and
fiancée Chris were reunited with the
Paddock Wood team on the night.
Elsewhere, Deal teenager, Emma
Boughton, was recognised for her
efforts in attempting to save the life
of a neighbour who had collapsed
on a flat roof and paramedic Chris
Fuller for the leadership qualities he
showed when attending a serious
assault in Maidstone last summer.
In a new category introduced this
year, the People’s Hero Award,
members of the public nominated
a SECAmb member of staff for
special recognition. Hastings
paramedic, Amanda Paine, picked
up the inaugural award, for her
actions in performing CPR on local
man Dave Lee, when off duty at a
restaurant celebrating her wedding
the day before.
SECAmb Chief Executive Philip
Astle said: “I was delighted to
attend the first of our awards
ceremonies and congratulate such
a variety of worthy commendation
winners as well as staff and
volunteers being recognised for
their long service.
“This was the first SECAmb awards
ceremony I have attended since
joining the Trust as chief executive
and I am extremely proud of the
hugely talented and committed
staff who work for SECAmb.
“I would also like to pay tribute to
the public we have recognised.
They should all be very proud of
their actions in saving lives.
“Of course, these awards
showcase just a small number of
examples of the amazing work
which goes on across our region
every day and I would like to thank
all our staff for their professionalism
and commitment to communities
across our region day-in, day-out.”
Details of every award winner
can be found below – for further
information on each award,
please see the awards booklet.
Please note that this is the first
of three awards ceremonies so
only those staff named below
received their awards on 27
February.
Chief Executive
Commendations
Clinical Excellence and Quality
Improvement:
Paul Stocker – Hazardous
Area Response Team, (HART),
paramedic Paul, saved hundreds
of hours by producing an online
automated app-based system for
vehicle checking, inspection and
fault reporting on the Trust’s HART
vehicles.
Clinical Excellence and Quality
Improvement:
Emma Strangleman, Leanne
Adams, Robert Smith, Alexander
Smith, Stuart Plumbley, Gary
Balderston, Stefani Sukoska – For
their persistence and clinical skill
in saving the life of Tunbridge
Wells man Peter Collins which saw
them deliver a total of 21 shocks
with a defibrillator.
Demonstrating Compassion
Thanet team, Hollie Finch, Charlie
Kennett, Adam Watts, Andy
McBride, David Latham – For
their efforts as a team to help a
distressed child who had very
complex health needs.
Leadership
Chris Fuller - For the leadership
qualities he showed when
attending a serious assault in
Maidstone last summer.
Leadership
Sean Daisy – For his leadership
skills in his work in the integration
of the Trust’s 111, 999 and urgent
care services.
Public commendation
Emma Boughton – Deal teenager
Emma, was recognised for her
efforts in attempting to save
the life of a neighbour who had
collapsed on a flat roof. She was
aged just 14 at the time.
People’s Hero Award
Amanda Paine – For saving the
life of Hastings man Dave Lee by
performing CPR when off duty
at a restaurant celebrating her
wedding a day earlier.
Queen’s Ambulance Service
medals for Long Service &
Good conduct (20 years) were
presented to:
Victoria Coulling – Medway
Rachel Barton - Ashford
Karen Downie – Coxheath EOC
Paul Eldridge – Ashford
Ann Holt – Medway
Emma Howard - Isle of Sheppey
David McQuillan - Ashford
Edward Pearson - Ashford
Lewis Price - Thanet
Angie Rogers - Medway
Gavin Thompson - Dartford
Stephan Tucker - Ashford
Peter Waterman - Sittingbourne
20 years’ NHS Long Service
medals
Jo Russell - Thanet
Adriano Serrecchia – Wadhurst
Kathryn Spratling - Medway
30 years’ NHS Long Service
Award:
Chris Billett – Paddock Wood
Kim Broad – Dartford
Andy Davis – Paddock Wood
(retired)
Mark Harrison – Whitstable
John Lynn - Dartford
Sue Orchard – Herne Bay
Andrew Smith - Ashford
Nicholas Wakefield - Ashford
Frances Ward - Ashford
Michaela Young - Thanet
40 years’ NHS Long Service
Award:
Anne Copson - Dartford
Volunteer’s 10 Years’ Long
Service Award
Gareth Aldridge, CFR –
Folkestone
Steve Joyce, CFR – Hoo and
Cliffe
Anthony Mogridge, CFR –
Faversham
Barbara Muir, CFR – Snodland
Volunteer’s 20 Years’ Long
Service Award
Reverend Paul Fermor – Deal
Reverend David Jones –
Maidstone
Reverend Donald Lugg –
Whitstable
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