../default.aspx?page=159 Latest news and stories from London Ambulance Service en-gb Mon, 20 May 2013 04:02:13 GMT London Ambulance Service 15 International Clinical Trials Day 2013 will be held on Monday 20 May to commemorate the anniversary of the first clinical trial conducted by James Lind. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/international_clinical_trials.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/international_clinical_trials.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 15 May 2013 17:13:10 GMT News Items A public access defibrillator – a machine that can restart your heart – has today (9 May) been reported stolen from Herne Hill station. It is the second theft from the station in the last eight months. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/lifesaving_machines_stolen_fro.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/lifesaving_machines_stolen_fro.aspx?lang=en-gb Fri, 10 May 2013 10:26:38 GMT News Items Long-serving and retired members of staff have been recognised for their commitment to patients at a ceremony. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/recognition_of_staffs_commitm.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/recognition_of_staffs_commitm.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:17:09 GMT News Items The London Ambulance Service will receive an extra £7.1m this year from its commissioners to recruit 240 frontline staff to help improve levels of care to patients amidst ever increasing demand. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/ambulance_staff_numbers.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/ambulance_staff_numbers.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 07 May 2013 09:27:40 GMT News Items Fourteen staff from across the London Ambulance Service took their place on the start line of this year’s Virgin London Marathon. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/staff_complete_the_marathon.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/staff_complete_the_marathon.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 15 May 2013 17:02:10 GMT News Items Five paramedics who took to the air on Saturday (20 April) to jump 10,000 feet from a plane raised over £4000 for London’s Air Ambulance. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/paramedics_raise_£4000_for_lon.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/paramedics_raise_£4000_for_lon.aspx?lang=en-gb Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:24:56 GMT News Items Romford residents can become volunteer community responders working alongside the London Ambulance Service in the area. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/volunteer_to_save_lives_in_you.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/volunteer_to_save_lives_in_you.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 15 May 2013 17:08:09 GMT News Items Fourteen London Ambulance Service staff will be taking their place on the start line of the Virgin London Marathon this weekend in aid of the Chief Executive’s charity, The Maypole Project. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/staff_take_on_the_marathon.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/staff_take_on_the_marathon.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 15 May 2013 17:02:09 GMT News Items Five fearless paramedics with friends will jump 10,000 feet from a plane to raise money for London’s Air Ambulance. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/paramedics_to_take_plunge_for.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/paramedics_to_take_plunge_for.aspx?lang=en-gb Fri, 10 May 2013 10:24:21 GMT News Items A thief stole a bag containing life-saving equipment in Newham while the ambulance crew was treating a patient. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/thief_steals_paramedic_bag.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/thief_steals_paramedic_bag.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:20:14 GMT News Items We have been recognised in Stonewall's top 10 Healthcare Equality Index which showcases the most gay-friendly healthcare organisations in England. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/stonewall_health_equality_inde.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/stonewall_health_equality_inde.aspx?lang=en-gb Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:24:56 GMT News Items The London Ambulance Service has called for more defibrillators to be available to the public so more lives can be saved. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/service_calls_for_more_defibs.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/service_calls_for_more_defibs.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:13:30 GMT News Items Andrew Grimshaw has been appointed as Director of Finance for the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/director_of_finance_appointed.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/director_of_finance_appointed.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:13:31 GMT News Items Real-life stories of patients saved from cardiac arrests and heart attacks are featured in a new online film about the London Ambulance Service. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/new_online_film_shows_london’s.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/new_online_film_shows_london’s.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:13:30 GMT News Items Londoners are being reminded to ‘Act FAST’ if they think someone is suffering a stroke, as the Government’s advertising campaign makes a return today (4 March). http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/‘act_fast’_campaign_returns.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/‘act_fast’_campaign_returns.aspx?lang=en-gb Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:09:03 GMT News Items The story of how more Londoners are saved from cardiac arrest and heart attack than ever before is to be told in a new online film http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/code_stemi.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/code_stemi.aspx?lang=en-gb Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:25:36 GMT News Items A 21-year-old student whose heart stopped beating as he jogged beside the Thames is looking for the mystery woman who saved his life with CPR. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/death-defying_jogger_seeks_mys.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/death-defying_jogger_seeks_mys.aspx?lang=en-gb Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:47:30 GMT News Items Alcohol-related 999 incidents in Havering went up by 27 per cent last year – the biggest increase in London. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/alcohol-related_999_incidents.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/alcohol-related_999_incidents.aspx?lang=en-gb Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:20:27 GMT News Items New Chief Executive, Ann Radmore is attending the London Assembly’s Health and Environment committee to discuss the NHS changes taking place in London. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/changes_to_the_nhs_in_london.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/changes_to_the_nhs_in_london.aspx?lang=en-gb Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:50:04 GMT News Items A paramedic dedicated to improving public access to free lifesaving lessons has started work in south west London. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/paramedic_to_teach_free_lifes.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/news/news_releases_and_statements/paramedic_to_teach_free_lifes.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:18:33 GMT News Items