
30 Dec 2006
New Year Honours for two staff
Two members of London Ambulance Service staff have received MBEs in the New Year Honours List.
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Two members of London Ambulance Service staff have received MBEs in the New Year Honours List.
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Ambulance staff in the capital are preparing themselves for one of their busiest evenings of the year on Friday (15 December) as London’s workplaces empty for the traditional office Christmas party night.
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An emergency medical technician from London Ambulance Service is preparing to spend his Christmas starting a 4,000-mile journey to Africa in an ambulance. Mark Whitfield, who is based at Tolworth […]
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Thieves stole a satellite navigation system from an ambulance while it was responding to a 999 call in Croydon.
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When Rob Tait suffered a cardiac arrest in October 2006, it was the joint response of his family and London Ambulance Service staff that managed to save his life.
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The number of alcohol-related incidents that the London Ambulance Service responds to continues to grow steadily despite the introduction of new licensing laws a year ago.
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~ Four out of 10 prefer to ‘wait and see’ if chest pain gets better than dial 999 ~ A staggering 38% of people in London would not make 999 […]
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A 91-year-old Battersea lady, who was rescued from a cardiac arrest at her home, has been reunited with the ambulance crews who saved her life.
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The London Ambulance Service Awards 2006, attended by 300 people, has commended 17 operational and non-operational members of staff at a special ceremony held at the New Connaught Rooms in central London. The award recipients had been nominated by their colleagues, and also judged by a panel of directors, to have worked outstandingly during the year.
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A 73-year-old Ilford man, who was rescued from a heart attack after receiving pioneering medical treatment, has been reunited with the ambulance crews who saved his life.
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The London Ambulance Service’s traffic-busting bicycle ambulance is hitting the roads of the Square Mile.
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3 Jul 2006
A recorded video message from the Prime Minister was played at a special event held last night, Monday 3 July, by the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust to commemorate the […]
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Londoners are being urged to take extra care in the sun as the current heatwave continues this week.
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To be attributed to Chief Executive Peter Bradley:
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A deal has been struck between the London Ambulance Service and BAA, the company which owns and operates Heathrow Airport, that will guarantee an extension of life-saving bicycle-ambulance patrols in four of the transport hub’s passenger terminals for the next five years.
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Patients in Newham may see a change in the emergency care they receive from now on, as a new type of paramedic service has been launched by the London Ambulance Service and Newham Primary Care Trust that will involve some patients being treated at home.
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The London Ambulance Service has welcomed the arrival of eight new recruits to its City and Hackney Complex. The newly qualified emergency medical technicians will join the existing 100-strong team at ambulance stations in Homerton, Shoreditch and Smithfield in responding to emergency calls.
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The London Ambulance Service is pleased to announce the appointment of three non-executive directors of the Trust: Caroline Silver, Roy Griffins CB, and Dr Ingrid Prescod.
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Director of Operations Martin Flaherty said:
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