14 Aug 2023
London Ambulance Service has been shortlisted in the prestigious ‘Trust of the Year’ category at the national HSJ Awards, recognising an outstanding contribution to healthcare. Following a rigorous judging process, […]
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11 Aug 2023
Ambulance crews who respond to the most traumatic emergencies in the capital are in the spotlight as a new series of “Emergency” airs on Channel 4 from 9pm on Tuesday […]
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10 Aug 2023
Ahead of the England World Cup match this weekend, a paramedic at London Ambulance Service has revealed that she played for the Lionesses during a successful 30-year football career. Before […]
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7 Aug 2023
London Ambulance Service (LAS) has been awarded the contract to provide NHS 111 services, in partnership with London Central and West (LCW), to the 1.5 million people who live within […]
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1 Aug 2023
The MP for Westminster has officially joined the growing team of London Lifesavers – the band of people across the capital who are trained by experts from London Ambulance Service […]
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28 Jul 2023
An 18-year-old jumped into action to save the life of her mother’s partner when he suffered a cardiac arrest at their home in north-west London. Geraldo Folie, 59, and his […]
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20 Jul 2023
A group of London Ambulance Service medics are celebrating completing a new two-year university degree in paramedicine. The 45 students are the first London Ambulance Service cohort to graduate from […]
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14 Jul 2023
The country’s busiest ambulance service is offering Londoners the opportunity to win some money while helping support its staff working on the front line. Our ambulance service crews respond to […]
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8 Jul 2023
Staff at the country’s busiest ambulance service are joining colleagues around the world celebrating the work of paramedics and first responders. In the week which saw the 75th birthday of […]
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6 Jul 2023
Chief Paramedic for London Ambulance Service, Dr John Martin said: ‘Our thoughts are with all of those involved in this morning’s tragic incident. “At 9.54am we received the first of […]
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5 Jul 2023
A paramedic who has saved lives for 42 years said the most powerful memory of his career has been resuscitating a newborn girl – and discovering she was in perfect […]
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4 Jul 2023
London Ambulance Service is joining the nation in celebrating the difference the NHS has made to millions of people’s lives over seven and a half decades. We will mark the […]
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29 Jun 2023
A government minister has urged Londoners to register to save lives after London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics trained her in life-saving skills. Health minister Helen Whately was taught how to […]
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27 Jun 2023
A woman who learned how to save a life at a London Ambulance Service event this month said that her niece’s “miraculous” cardiac arrest survival motivated her to get trained. […]
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Stuart Crichton, Director of 999 Operations London Ambulance Service, said: “We are still seeing disruption and it is taking us longer to assess calls. To help us send help quickly, […]
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23 Jun 2023
The most senior paramedic at London Ambulance Service (LAS) has been appointed to a prestigious teaching post at his former university where he will share his experience with the next […]
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22 Jun 2023
Ambulance crews are using virtual reality (VR) headsets to immerse themselves in traumatic situations such as domestic violence to better prepare them for real-life situations where vulnerable people are in need of help. London […]
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19 Jun 2023
A ground-breaking scheme at London Ambulance Service (LAS) which pairs a mental health professional with a paramedic to treat people experiencing a mental health crisis has been shortlisted for the […]
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17 Jun 2023
The Chief Paramedic at London Ambulance Service has been awarded His Majesty the King’s Ambulance Service Medal for distinguished service as part of the monarch’s Birthday Honours this weekend. A […]
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13 Jun 2023
London Ambulance Service (LAS) has called on people to call 999 only in life-threatening emergencies as calls reach levels last seen during the height of the pandemic. A combination of […]
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