Leigh Curtis, Executive Director of Service Delivery for life-saving charity Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS), has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021, receiving an MBE for services to the Air Ambulance Service particularly during Covid-19. Leigh, who is a state registered paramedic, joined KSS in 2007 having worked […]
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MINOR ACCIDENTS CAN RESULT IN MAJOR TRAUMA FOR OLDER PATIENTS
New research from life-saving charity Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) and the University of Surrey reveals that minor accidents can lead to serious consequences for older people. The retrospective study of patients attended by KSS over a six year period showed that this is particularly notable in falls, where […]
LIONS CLUBS FUND NEW RAPID RESPONSE VEHICLE FOR AIR AMBULANCE KENT SURREY SUSSEX (KSS)
Lions District 105SE, which comprises of 61 Lions Clubs across the South East, has collectively fundraised for Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) to purchase a new rapid response vehicle for the life-saving charity. The car will be used by KSS to provide its world-leading pre-hospital emergency medical care by […]
Council puts forward lifesaving charity for £10,000 boost
Eastbourne Borough Council has nominated the region’s air ambulance to receive £10,000 raised through a metal recycling scheme. Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex is a 24-hour emergency service that last year alone was called out to help more than 2,500 people in life-threatening conditions. It is an independent charity that […]
AIR AMBULANCE KENT SURREY SUSSEX (KSS) SUPPORTS RESTART A HEART DAY
Get ‘Hands On’ and Learn How to Perform CPR To mark Restart a Heart Day on Friday 16th October 2020, life-saving charity Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is urging people to learn the simple steps required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in order to give somebody suffering a cardiac […]
AIR AMBULANCE KENT SURREY SUSSEX WINS NATIONAL CHARITY OF THE YEAR AWARD
Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is celebrating major success, having won a prestigious Charity Times award which was open to national and regional charities and not-for-profit organisations from across the UK. The life-saving charity has been crowned Charity of the Year (income over £10 million) in recognition of consistently […]
TAKE PART IN THE AIR AMBULANCE KENT SURREY SUSSEX 30 FOR 30 CHALLENGE
This September, Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is inviting residents of Sussex to take part in the charity’s 30 for 30 Challenge. Launched to celebrate KSS’s 30th anniversary and to help raise vital funds, the 30 for 30 Challenge encourages participants to create their own 30-themed fundraiser during the 30 days […]