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Specialist training for ambulance staff to support the treatment of terminally ill patients

Ambulance crews in the capital have undergone specialist training to ensure that terminally ill people get care that meets their needs but respects their wishes.

#InternationalMensDay: Meet the LAS men raising awareness for men’s health this month

Today is #InternationalMensDay and we’d like to introduce you to some of the LAS men who are raising awareness – and money – for men’s health this November.

First London Ambulance Service cycle response unit bicycle on show at the Science Museum

The first bicycle used by our pioneering Cycle Response Unit (CRU) twenty years ago is now on display in the Science Museum’s new Medicine Galleries.

“Centenarian’s cake celebration” – ambulance crew celebrates WWII veteran’s 105th birthday

An ambulance crew who took a patient into hospital last month have reunited with the patient to celebrate his 105th birthday at his hospital bedside.

We recognise more than 2,500 years of service to the NHS at Celebration of Service event

Long-serving members of staff swapped stories and took a trip down memory lane at the biggest ever London Ambulance Service ‘Celebration of Service’ at Gibson Hall in central London yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).

Biggest ever celebration of London Ambulance Service staff

More than 2,500 years of service was celebrated by our staff in the City of London today (Wednesday 13 November).

Trauma medics use 999 callers’ mobile phone camera to help most seriously injured people in the capital

Trauma paramedics are using 999 callers’ mobile phone cameras to get ‘on-scene’ at serious incidents such as stabbings and road traffic collisions in seconds rather than minutes, in the first use of the technology in the capital for serious trauma incidents.

Patient who assaulted ambulance staff during medical treatment convicted

A man who groped a medic who was helping to treat him for a head injury has been found guilty of sexual assault.

Sabeh Shalmair was placed on the sex offenders’ register for five years, ordered to do 120 hours of community service, and given a £250 fine.

Safety warning as fireworks are aimed at our ambulance crews

On Saturday night (2 November) a firework was aimed at one of our ambulance crews who were driving on blue lights and sirens to an emergency in Finsbury Park.

The firework exploded near the windshield of the ambulance forcing the crew to swerve and perform an emergency stop. Luckily the crew weren’t treating a patient in the back of the ambulance, but the incident could have delayed or stopped them getting to a patient who needed them, or even have harmed them. 

Celebrating Black History Month

We are so proud to serve one of the most diverse cities in the world, and even prouder of the culture and histories of our staff, so all month we’ve been celebrating Black History Month.

Teacher saved by bystander after cardiac arrest organises for school kids to learn CPR

A teacher whose heart stopped and a bystander who helped medics to save her have joined the appeal for Londoners to ‘step in and be a lifesaver’.

We’re named the most improved NHS Trust for our freedom to speak up culture

We’ve been recognised as the most improved NHS Trust in England for our speaking up culture in the Freedom to Speak Up Index 2019 awards. 

Our FTSU Guardian, Katy said: “I’m really proud we have been presented this award. It’s not just a measure of FTSU, but reflects all the changes we’ve made to improve our response to concerns raised by our staff, managers, unions and previous guardians.”

Ambulance service calls on Londoners to learn life-saving skills to have the confidence to save a stranger

Figures released for World Restart a Heart Day show that just 49% of people in London would give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a stranger.

Pioneering digital project improving patient care wins award

Our digital project which gives front line ambulance crews secure and remote access to patients’ health records for the first time in the NHS has won an award. We received […]

A ‘Perfect Day’ for those in need of urgent and emergency care in north east London

On Monday 30 September, we joined our health partners in north eat London to embark on a ground-breaking event to reduce the number of people being taken unnecessarily to hospital by ambulance, while delivering better patient care and outcomes.

On the ‘Perfect Day’, just 48.9% of the 505 patients who needed assistance from 999 between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm needed to go to hospital, meaning that over 51% of patients were able to be treated at, or nearer to, home.

Lowering the number of patients being taken unnecessarily to hospital and treating more patients closer to home is better for patients, better for families and better for the NHS.

“You can learn how to save a life anywhere” Paramedic teaches Inca Trail trekkers life-saving skills 13,000ft above sea level

Paramedic Justin has taught life-saving skills to a group of trekkers at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu to help raise money for the charity British Heart Foundation and raise awareness of the importance of learning life-saving skills.

Trauma surgeon hails London Ambulance Service’s pioneering role in curbing knife violence

One of the country’s leading trauma surgeons has hailed the pioneering role of the London Ambulance Service (LAS) in helping to tackle knife violence which he describes as ‘endemic’ in the capital.

The Service announces new leadership structure to support pioneering strategy

At our Annual Public Meeting today (24 September) we will announce our new leadership structure, implemented on 2 September. 

Eighteen months into the London Ambulance Service’s ambitious strategy to better support the wider NHS by integrating urgent care across the whole capital, the Trust today will announce its new top team.