December 2005 – London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

31 Dec 2005

Long-serving ambulance man receives MBE

One of the longest-serving members of staff in the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been awarded a MBE in the New Year’s Honours list.

31 Dec 2005

New Year’s Honours for London Ambulance Service 7 July Staff

Five members of staff from the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list for the part they played in responding to the London bombings on 7 July.

28 Dec 2005

Service trials alternative response for alcohol-related calls

With New Year’s Eve celebrations almost upon us, the London Ambulance Service is trialling an innovative new way of dealing with an increased number of alcohol-related incidents across the capital.

27 Dec 2005

London Ambulance Service prepares for coldest winter in a decade

The London Ambulance Service is preparing for an increase in calls after the Met Office issued a regional warning of severe weather this morning affecting Greater London.

22 Dec 2005

Bicycles top London Ambulance Service’s Christmas list

London Ambulance Service staff in Ilford don’t have to write to Santa to ask for a bicycle this Christmas. The Service has teamed up with St John Ambulance to provide two ambulance bicycles that will operate in the town centre on 23 and 24 December from 9am to 6pm.

21 Dec 2005

Mother’s instinct to save her child

An alert mother put her skills to the test when she saved her baby from choking just minutes after receiving first-aid training from the London Ambulance Service.

14 Dec 2005

Service prepares for party night pressure

Ambulance staff in the capital are gearing up for one of their busiest evenings of the year on Friday as London’s workplaces empty for the traditional office Christmas party night.

14 Dec 2005

London Ambulance Service Chief Executive honoured by the Queen

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Chief Executive Peter Bradley visited Buckingham Palace today to receive his CBE from the Queen.

13 Dec 2005

Ambulance service makes Rudolph redundant!

This year Father Christmas has ditched his traditional sleigh and reindeers in favour of an ambulance. But don’t worry, he hasn’t sacked Rudolph in favour of blue lights and sirens, […]

12 Dec 2005

British Airways worker reunited with the bicycle ambulanceman who saved his life

A 53-year-old father of four, who cheated death after collapsing at work, is looking forward to celebrating Christmas with his family thanks to the quick response of a Heathrow-based ambulanceman […]

9 Dec 2005

Healthy Christmas and a sporty new year for local school kids

Christmas has come early for the children of Victory Road Primary School thanks to the fundraising efforts of the London Ambulance Service.

8 Dec 2005

Hackney paramedic lights the way at memorial service

London Ambulance Service Paramedic Joanne Wiggett was chosen to carry a candle at the national memorial service for the victims of the London bombings on Tuesday 1 November.

News: December 2005