What is South East Coast Ambulance Service?
The '''South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust''' is the [[NHS trust]] for running [[ambulance]] services in south-eastern England. It covers [[Kent]] (including [[Medway]]), [[Surrey]], [[West Sussex]] and [[East Sussex]] (including [[Brighton and Hove]]). It also covers a part of north-eastern [[Hampshire]] around [[Aldershot]], [[Farnborough, Hampshire|Farnborough]], [[Fleet, Hampshire|Fleet]] and [[Yateley]]. It started in July 2006, with the merger of the ambulance services for Kent, Surrey and Sussex. It was put into [[special measures]] in September 2016 after the [[Care Quality Commission]] rated it inadequate because of [[bullying]], delays and putting people<ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-09-28|title=South East Coast Ambulance Service 'to be put in special measures'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-37498752|access-date=2023-05-02}}</ref> at risk. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:NHS ambulance services trusts]]