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Dr Duncan Bootland appointed as Medical Director

18th Nov 2020

Dr Duncan Bootland has been appointed as Medical Director, reporting directly into our CEO, David Welch. He takes up his new role this month.

Charity News, Operational News, Fundraising News

An important update from Team KSS – Covid-19

06th Nov 2020

Read more about what we’re doing to protect our staff and communities, in line with government guidance, whilst continuing to save lives.

Fundraising News, Charity News

Inky Dinky Ride raises more than £18,000 for us

20th Oct 2020

Young riders have raised more than £18,000 for us at a sponsored horse ride and picnic held in the grounds of Bilsington Priory.

Research News, Charity News

We’re supporting Restart a Heart Day

16th Oct 2020

To mark Restart a Heart Day on Friday 16th October 2020, we’re urging people to learn the simple steps required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in order to give somebody suffering a cardiac arrest their best chance of survival.

Charity News, Fundraising News

Murray Miles completes nine mile pony ride to support us

30th Sep 2020

Murray Miles, the five-year-old boy from Chelwood Gate, East Sussex who ran the equivalent of a marathon in five days in May 2020 and raised over £7,000 for us after we saved his Dad’s life – has ridden nine miles on his pony to help raise further funds for our life-saving charity.

Fundraising News, Charity News

We’ve won a national Charity of the Year Award 2020

10th Sep 2020

We’ve won Charity Times’ Charity of the Year Award (income over £10 million) – a prestigious award open to national and regional charities and not-for-profit organisations from across the UK that have consistently delivered an outstanding service to their beneficiaries, been clear in their goals and strategy, and demonstrated excellence all round, especially in the past year.