8 Feb 2023
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 […]
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2 Feb 2023
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 […]
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27 Jan 2023
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 […]
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27 Jan 2023
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 […]
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20 Jan 2023
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 […]
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20 Jan 2023
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 […]
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20 Jan 2023
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 […]
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16 Jan 2023
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 […]
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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 […]
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4 Jan 2023
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 […]
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30 Dec 2022
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 […]
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23 Dec 2022
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 […]
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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 […]
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8 Dec 2022
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 […]
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2 Dec 2022
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 […]
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28 Nov 2022
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 […]
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24 Nov 2022
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 […]
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23 Nov 2022
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 […]
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22 Nov 2022
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 […]
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18 Nov 2022
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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