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8 Feb 2023

King’s honour for paramedic who delivers Christmas presents to sick children

A London Ambulance Service paramedic who has delivered Christmas presents to sick children for more than a decade has been awarded the King’s Ambulance Medal (KAM). Nigel Flanagan, 38, received […]

2 Feb 2023

Woman whose heart stopped for 28 minutes meets paramedics who saved her life

A woman whose heart stopped beating for at least 28 minutes has met the London Ambulance Service crews who saved her life. Louise Higgs, 59, went into cardiac arrest in […]

27 Jan 2023

Paramedic speaks out after patient jailed for sexual assault

A paramedic at London Ambulance Service who was sexually assaulted by a patient has spoken out in the hope it will encourage others to seek justice – after her attacker […]

27 Jan 2023

Abseil down the tallest sculpture in the UK to help our heroes in green

London Ambulance Charity is looking for thrill seekers brave enough to abseil nearly 300ft from the top of an iconic London landmark to raise funds for vital equipment and facilities […]

20 Jan 2023

London’s Chief Paramedic urges people to look after themselves and their loved ones this weekend

People should look after themselves and their loved ones this weekend as London Ambulance Service prepares for further industrial action on Monday, when fewer ambulance crews and call handlers will […]

20 Jan 2023

An update on industrial action on Monday 23 January

Article updated on Tuesday 24 January to include a statement from our Chief Executive, Daniel Elkeles, on the industrial action that took place on Monday 23 January: “Yesterday (Monday 23 […]

An #OutrunAnAmbulance fundraiser poses for a picture after completing the challenge, in front of Tower Bridge in London.

20 Jan 2023

Beat the distance covered by an ambulance in the capital

London Ambulance Service (LAS) is calling on Londoners to outrun the average distance an ambulance covers on a 12 hour shift as part of a unique fundraising challenge. The Service […]

Han Tugcu is his Hazardous Area Response Team uniform.

16 Jan 2023

Paramedic goes to great lengths to get his dream job at London Ambulance Service

A paramedic who failed to get recruited for a specialist team at London Ambulance Service taught himself to swim so he could qualify for the role. After four years working […]

9 Jan 2023

An update on industrial action on Wednesday 11 January

Further industrial action by ambulance service staff around the country is set to take place on Wednesday 11 January 2023. UNISON members of the London Ambulance Service team are set […]

4 Jan 2023

Army cadets clap and cheer ambulance crew who treated their commander

Army cadets clapped and cheered a crew from London Ambulance Service (LAS) as they treated their Detachment Commander after a cycle accident. Lieutenant Joel Salubi was in a collision with […]

30 Dec 2022

London Ambulance Service urges New Year’s Eve revellers to celebrate safely

New Year is traditionally the busiest time of the year for London Ambulance Service and medics at the Service are asking people in the capital to celebrate safely. Our forecasting […]

23 Dec 2022

Chief Executive pays tribute to Andrew Hughes

It is with great sadness that we announce that Paramedic Andrew Hughes passed away on Thursday 15 December 2022 after a long illness. Andy, as he was known by his […]

19 Dec 2022

An update on industrial action

National industrial action is set to take place from midday to midnight on Wednesday 21 December 2022. It will involve London Ambulance Service (LAS) UNISON members who staff ambulances and other […]

8 Dec 2022

Millions set to hear safety messages from London’s emergency teams this Christmas

The voices of staff from London Ambulance Service (LAS) will be ringing out across the Transport for London (TfL) network this Christmas, in a series of specially-recorded messages reminding millions […]

2 Dec 2022

Chief Executive pays tribute to Jan Bryen

A message from our Chief Executive Daniel Elkeles: “It is with enormous sadness that we announce that our colleague and friend Jan Bryen suddenly passed away on Monday 28 November […]

28 Nov 2022

“Don’t ‘man up’, get help!” – 999 call handler opens up about mental health struggle as he appeals for men to seek support

A London Ambulance Service (LAS) emergency call handler is urging men to seek mental health support as soon as they realise something is wrong, and not shy away […]

A picture of Paramedic Abi, call handler supervisor and daughter Estelle, wife Denise, Eddie, paramedic Bethany, call handler Kamara.

24 Nov 2022

Off-duty 999 call supervisor saves her dad’s life

An off-duty 999 call supervisor at London Ambulance Service saved her dad’s life when he collapsed in cardiac arrest at home. Estelle Williams was asleep after a night shift but […]

A London Ambulance Service paramedic teaming up with a community nurse, standing next to an Urgent Community Response Car.

23 Nov 2022

Paramedics and nurses pair up to respond to elderly patients this winter

Paramedics at London Ambulance Service are being paired with nurses from community health providers in south west London to respond to elderly and frail patients in a ground-breaking pilot scheme […]

22 Nov 2022

London Ambulance Service team shortlisted in Who Cares Wins awards for ambulance donations to Ukraine

A team of volunteers from London Ambulance Service (LAS) has been shortlisted in the ‘999 Hero’ category of The Sun’s Who Cares Wins awards, an accolade honouring the efforts of […]

Cycle response unit at the health service journal awards.

18 Nov 2022

Pedal-powered paramedics are award finalists for creating a greener ambulance service

The London Ambulance Service’s cycle response unit (CRU) were finalists at a prestigious awards ceremony last night (17 November) in recognition of their work to reduce carbon emissions and helping […]

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