2009 – London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

30 Dec 2009

Ambulance staff get ready for the busiest night of the year

Ambulance staff are preparing for one of their busiest nights of the year as thousands of revellers in the capital get ready to welcome 2010.

22 Dec 2009

Exceptional demand on London Ambulance Service continues

Londoners are being urged take care in the cold and to use their ambulance service wisely, with the London Ambulance Service facing another day of exceptional demand.

21 Dec 2009

8pm: 999 pressure – only call with life-threatening emergencies

Londoners are being urged to only call 999 with life-threatening emergencies this evening.

17 Dec 2009

London Ambulance Service crews prepare for party night pressure

Demand on the London Ambulance Service is expected to soar on Friday (18 December) when festive revellers brave the cold to pack the city’s pubs, bars and clubs for the office party night.

14 Dec 2009

London scoops ambulance trust of the year

The London Ambulance Service has won the ‘Ambulance trust of the year’ prize at the Health Business Awards 2009.

12 Dec 2009

Romford ambulance manager wins top NHS award

Romford’s ambulance operations manager has won a top NHS award.

7 Dec 2009

Chairman prepares for departure after a decade in post

The Chairman of the London Ambulance Service is preparing to leave his post after overseeing a decade of changes and improvements.

7 Dec 2009

Advice for people with flu-like symptoms

If you have flu-like symptoms and have recently returned from one of the areas affected by swine influenza you should stay at home and call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 […]

26 Nov 2009

Fire in Peckham, SE15

To be attributed to a London Ambulance Service spokesperson: “We were called at 4.36 am today to reports of a fire in Carisbrooke Gardens in Peckham. “We sent 15 ambulance […]

25 Nov 2009

Londoners’ views influence foundation trust plans

Views from Londoners have informed changes to the Service’s plans for how it will be run as an NHS foundation trust.

18 Nov 2009

Service to attend Diversity Careers Show 2009

The London Ambulance Service will be an exhibitor at this year’s Diversity Careers Show on Friday (20 November).

13 Nov 2009

Patient sentenced for knife attack on crew

A patient who dialled 999 and then threatened three ambulance staff with a knife has been sentenced to a 12-month community order.

10 Nov 2009

Aquarium welcomes life-saving equipment

Visitors to SEALIFE London Aquarium can now be assured of receiving the very best in service from the first aid team, following the installation of a life-saving defibrillator.

9 Nov 2009

Stroke calls up following national campaign

More people are calling 999 across the capital about suspected strokes following a national campaign.

30 Oct 2009

National Award for London Ambulance Service staff

Three London Ambulance Service staff members have been presented with awards at a prestigious ceremony at the House of Commons.

14 Oct 2009

Marathon man makes it 200

Keen runner and patient transport service ambulance person Jim Mundy smashed through the 200 marathon mark last month.

14 Oct 2009

Service receives ‘excellent’ and ‘fair’ ratings in annual health check

The London Ambulance Service has been rated ‘excellent’ for the way in which it managed its finances last year – the highest of any ambulance service. It has been given […]

17 Sep 2009

Shylesha is a 999 lifesaver – and only three years old

A three-year-old girl from Brent who dialled 999 when her mum collapsed at home has visited the London Ambulance Service call-taker who helped her.

13 Sep 2009

Ambulance cricket day a smashing affair

Ambulance staff in London swapped their green uniforms for whites to take part in the annual LAS Cricket Day.

13 Sep 2009

Text 999 service launched for speech and hearing-impaired Londoners

Hearing or speech-impaired Londoners are now able to text 999 to ask for help during a medical or other emergency following the launch of ‘emergencySMS’ – a text message based service being […]

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