News: February 2024

28 Feb 2024

Man reunites with life-saving team after going into cardiac arrest at football match

It’s not the heart-stopping finish you hope for at a football match, but thanks to great teamwork by clinicians, football fan Paul Archer’s life was saved after he went into […]

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21 Feb 2024

From the spotlight to blue lights – ‘Saltburn’ star joins ambulance crew for night shift

Film star Rosamund Pike joined London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics on a busy night shift to prepare for her new film role. The acclaimed actor is playing a former paramedic […]

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15 Feb 2024

London Ambulance Service welcomes independent review into ambulance sector culture

The London Ambulance Service has welcomed the independent review into the culture within the ambulance sector, commissioned NHS England. Chief Executive Daniel Elkeles said: “The NHS is built on the […]

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14 Feb 2024

Critically ill grandmother thanks medics for ‘gift of life’ and chance to meet her first granddaughter

A woman who survived a cardiac arrest has thanked paramedics for giving her the chance to meet the granddaughter born as she fought for her life. At an emotional reunion […]

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1 Feb 2024

Two ambulance medics a day kicked, punched, and spat at in London

Physical violence against ambulance crews in London has soared by nearly 40% in the past year, shocking new figures can reveal. Fresh data released by London Ambulance Service this week […]

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