January 2026 - London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

23 Jan 2026

London Ambulance Charity receives boost to install life-saving defibrillators in ‘defib deserts’

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) have got behind a life-saving charity campaign from the London Ambulance Service, donating 18 defibrillators for areas in the capital where they are needed most. […]

21 Jan 2026

National rugby hope for medic who discovered she was deaf during COVID

A remarkable medic at London Ambulance Service is hoping for another call-up to the England Deaf Women’s Rugby Union team next month. Emergency Medical Technician Zoe Cox has already earned […]

20 Jan 2026

Ambulance medic urges Londoners to take the plunge at London Ambulance Charity abseil

London Ambulance Charity is calling on Londoners to raise vital funds for frontline crews by abseiling from one of the capital’s most famous football stadiums. Thrill-seekers will descend 42 metres […]

19 Jan 2026

Your community needs you: London Ambulance Service recruits volunteer lifesavers

Londoners are being invited to apply for an exciting volunteer role that will see them saving lives with London Ambulance Service. For the first time the Service has launched a recruitment campaign for Community […]

16 Jan 2026

Blue lights to bright lights: London Ambulance Service paramedic helps England reach netball semi-finals

A London Ambulance Service paramedic has swapped blue lights for bright lights to help England reach the semi-finals on the international netball stage. Julien Vincent, 29, flew out to Singapore […]

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15 Jan 2026

London Ambulance Service achieves best response times for December in five years – but 999 calls are on the rise after holiday season

London Ambulance Service reached sick patients faster in December than in any Christmas period since 2020. Response times for people with a life-threatening condition, such as those who had stopped […]

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12 Jan 2026

“Give the gift of life”: London cardiac arrest survival highest in six years with thousands of people given a chance of survival by bystanders

Londoners urged to learn life-saving skills to help more than 12,000 people who will suffer a cardiac arrest in the capital during 2026. More than 2,500 cardiac arrest patients were […]

9 Jan 2026

New Year, new skills: cardiac arrest survivor backs London Ambulance Service life-saving campaign

A man who beat the odds to survive a cardiac arrest has been reunited with the London Ambulance Service team who saved his life. And as the New Year begins, […]

5 Jan 2026

London Ambulance Service Statement on the use of suction-based airway clearing devices on choking individuals

London Ambulance Service would like to make the public aware of several social media videos and images in circulation that falsely imply our endorsement for counterfeit anti-choking devices that are subject to […]

News: January 2026