../default.aspx?page=159 Latest news and stories from London Ambulance Service en-gb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:43:14 GMT London Ambulance Service 15 The number of emergency calls to the London Ambulance Service rose sharply this morning following the snowfall across the capital – and could do so again tomorrow when roads and pavements are expected to be very icy. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/snowfall_sees_surge_in_999_cal.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/snowfall_sees_surge_in_999_cal.aspx Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:02:15 GMT News Items A man who verbally abused and tried to attack a St Helier medic has been sentenced to a six-month community order. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/community_order_abusive_patien.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/community_order_abusive_patien.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:33:18 GMT News Items ‘Please use us wisely and only call 999 with life-threatening emergencies’ – that’s the message from the London Ambulance Service as snow is predicted to hit the capital this weekend. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/snowy_weekend.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/snowy_weekend.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:49:22 GMT News Items Two talented ambulance men will perform in front of millions during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Games. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/staff_to_perform_at_opening_ce.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/staff_to_perform_at_opening_ce.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:02:10 GMT News Items Bob Neill, MP for Bromley and Chislehurst, visited his local ambulance station in St Pauls Cray on Friday (27 January) and joined a crew for a shift to see for himself how the Service works. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/bromley_and_chislehurst_mp_vis.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/bromley_and_chislehurst_mp_vis.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:36:02 GMT News Items A statement from Peter Bradley. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/response_to_fire_authority.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/response_to_fire_authority.aspx Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:02:15 GMT News Items Mary Macleod, MP for Brentford and Isleworth, visited her local ambulance station on Mogden Lane on Friday (13 January) and joined a crew for a shift to see for herself how the Service works. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/brentford_and_isleworth_mp_joi.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/brentford_and_isleworth_mp_joi.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:33:18 GMT News Items The London Ambulance Service is celebrating being named among the country’s most gay-friendly workplaces. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/stonewall_top_100.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/stonewall_top_100.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:49:22 GMT News Items A 60-year-old ambulance worker who has run over 250 marathons will carry the Olympic torch this summer. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/ambulance_worker_to_carry_olym.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/ambulance_worker_to_carry_olym.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:33:18 GMT News Items The London Ambulance Service today (Wednesday 11 January) welcomed Minister of State for Health Simon Burns to its event control room, which will be used to manage the day to day response to the 2012 Games. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/health_minister_visits_ambulan.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/health_minister_visits_ambulan.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:36:02 GMT News Items The London Ambulance Service has backed the British Heart Foundation’s ‘hands-only CPR’ campaign. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/service_backs_hands-only_cpr.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/service_backs_hands-only_cpr.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:26:49 GMT News Items As thousands of revellers across the capital welcomed 2012, London Ambulance Service staff were dealing with an exceptionally busy night. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/surge_in_999_calls_as_reveller.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/surge_in_999_calls_as_reveller.aspx Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:01:16 GMT News Items The London Ambulance Service is expecting a huge surge in 999 calls on New Year’s Eve as hundreds of thousands of revellers welcome 2012 in the capital. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/ambulance_staff_prepare_for_a.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/ambulance_staff_prepare_for_a.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:49:59 GMT News Items Photos of the last 12 months highlighting the work of the London Ambulance Service. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/the_year_in_pictures_2011.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/the_year_in_pictures_2011.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:49:59 GMT News Items Londoners are being reminded to put medicine on their Christmas shopping list this festive season. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/put_medicine_on_christam.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/put_medicine_on_christam.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:49:59 GMT News Items The Service’s alcohol treatment centres and alternative response vehicles, more commonly known as ‘booze buses’, were busy over the weekend as Londoners started to celebrate Christmas. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/ambulance_service_busy_as_lond.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/ambulance_service_busy_as_lond.aspx Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:54:04 GMT News Items A Tower Hamlets ambulance technician and mother of two has won a world martial arts title fight. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/fight_victory_for_ambulance_wo.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/fight_victory_for_ambulance_wo.aspx Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:47:43 GMT News Items Following last year’s success, the out-of-hours treatment centre for people who have had too much to drink opens tonight (Thursday 15 December) in London’s West End. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/alcohol_treatment_centres_are.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/alcohol_treatment_centres_are.aspx Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:44:21 GMT News Items We welcome the findings of the Health and Public Services Committee’s review and will now look closely at its recommendations. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/response_to_hpsc.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/response_to_hpsc.aspx Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:09:36 GMT News Items Half of our patients taken to hospital have to wait longer than 15 minutes to be assessed in A&E according to our latest figures. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/hospital_hand_over_delays.aspx http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/hospital_hand_over_delays.aspx Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:05:29 GMT News Items