South East Coast Ambulance Service launches highly-skilled hazardous response team

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SECAmb) has launched a new team of clinicians specially trained to deliver life-saving treatment in hazardous environments



SECAmb’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) began responding to calls at the beginning of the week after the official launch that took place last week. Members of the team have been specially trained to safely treat patients in the ‘hot zone’ of a major incident.

Protect yourself by the heatwave

The Met Office warns that temperatures of more than 30C by day and 15C by night are to be expected by people in the South East of England in the coming days. The heatwave can affect anyone, but some groups are under a higher risk of serious harm, including the very young, older people and those who are suffering of serious illnesses. The heat can multiply and worsen the heart and respiratory problems. In extreme cases, excess heat could lead to strokes which can be fatal.

The new coalition government in the eyes of a foreigner

After a thrilling electoral battle, Britain has got its first coalition government
since the Second World War.
And as that would not be enough, we have witnessed another premiere: the first ever TV debate opposing the three main candidates.
The great majority agrees that the winner of the “series” was the Lib-Dem candidate Nick Clegg and the question on everybody's lips was whether he can transform this advantage given by his charisma into real votes.