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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7 Jun 2023
Ambulance services across the country have joined forces to ask the public to support their local ambulance charity by beating the distance covered by an ambulance in a 12 hour […]
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31 May 2023
A 98-year-old man with dementia was able to recall events from his career working on London ambulances when two paramedics from the service visited his care home in a 1960s […]
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17 May 2023
London Ambulance Service is supporting a collaboration to boost the number of individuals trained to save lives and provide early help for patients suffering life-threatening emergencies. Members of the public […]
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16 May 2023
London Ambulance Service has shared pictures of the staff who worked tirelessly to make sure Londoners were safe and well during the Coronation of King Charles III. With huge crowds […]
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11 May 2023
London Ambulance Service is introducing measures to reduce the risk of harm for people who engage in “chemsex” as new data shows that paramedics treat an average of one person […]
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5 May 2023
Londoners are being encouraged to celebrate the Coronation events safely this weekend, as London Ambulance Service gears up to support the capital’s biggest ceremonial event since the death of Queen […]
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28 Apr 2023
Nine brand new bespoke ambulances have been delivered to London Ambulance Service – with dozens more arriving in the next few months. The MAN ambulances are replacing older vehicles in […]
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21 Apr 2023
A fleet of electric Mustang Mach-E cars have hit the capital’s streets as part of London Ambulance Service’s mission to ‘green up’ its vehicles. Seven of the iconic cars are […]
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