London Ambulance Service serves an ace partnership deal as medical services provider for The Championships, Wimbledon

London Ambulance Service has entered an exciting agreement that will see it care for crowds who come to enjoy the world’s most famous tennis tournament: The Championships, Wimbledon.

The three year contract with Enhanced Care Services (often shortened to ECS) will see teams working together to reduce pressure on the wider NHS and improve the experience of those attending the event who need medical assistance.

Daniel Elkeles, Chief Executive Officer at London Ambulance Service, said: “From major incidents and terrorist attacks to the King’s Coronation, we have unrivalled experience in delivering pre-hospital clinical care and advice in challenging and complex situations, while ECS has as strong track record providing event medical services.

“This exciting new agreement bringing together our joint expertise will help us to reduce pressure on the wider NHS and give gold-standard care to those attending this iconic tournament who may need medical assistance.”

More than half a million people attended The Championships in 2024 – and now, for the next three years, LAS will lead on control and command arrangements with the support of our response teams at The All England Lawn Tennis Club.

ECS meanwhile will lead on the medical centres – offering enhanced diagnostics and care to enable more patients to be tended to and treated on-site at the event.

Craig Harman, ECS Chief Operating Officer, said: “I am thrilled we will be partnering with LAS to deliver the medical services for The Championships for the next three years. Our people worked hard last year to care for patients at the supporting events – their hard work and support impressed The All England Lawn Tennis Club so much that we were able to bid for The Championships itself. I am looking forward to seeing our teams working together in the summer.”

Managing Director and co-founder of ECS, Dr Edward Langford said: “This is an excellent opportunity to see the NHS and independent healthcare sector working together to benefit patients. We are realising how patients can be cared for at events and away from the hospital. LAS is a perfect partner, and I look forward to building on this successful partnership.”