Alex Londono, Author at London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

A Make Ready staff member in the back of an ambulance with a device monitoring the stock in the vehicle

18 Aug 2025

London Ambulance Service shortlisted in industry awards for initiative to help ambulance crews get to patients more quickly

A pioneering project which makes it quicker for London Ambulance Service crews to get out on the road at the start of their shift has been shortlisted for the prestigious […]

15 Aug 2025

“Stand clear!” paramedics encourage children to save a life at 60th anniversary Open Day

London Ambulance Service paramedics taught life-saving skills and demonstrated what it’s like working for the UK’s busiest ambulance service at a fun-filled family event in Battersea Park last week. To […]

14 Aug 2025

London Ambulances Service reaches serious emergencies faster than last year

London Ambulance Service reached patients in need of urgent treatment more than eight minutes faster last month compared to July last year. Known as ‘Category two’ calls, these emergencies include […]

7 Aug 2025

“Mummy, I’m a Lifesaver”: paramedics teach life-saving skills to children at London Zoo

Paramedics from London Ambulance Service taught children and families at London Zoo what to do if someone’s heart stops beating. At a pop-up event at the world’s oldest scientific zoo, […]

6 Aug 2025

London Ambulance Service paramedic recognised with prestigious award for pioneering educational programmes

A paramedic from London Ambulance Service has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the profession. Dr Vince Clarke has received a fellowship award from the College of Paramedics, the […]

1 Aug 2025

London Ambulance Service celebrates 60 years of saving lives – and everyone is invited!

Paramedics at London Ambulance Service are holding a fun free day out for families this summer. To celebrate 60 years of saving lives, the Service’s London Lifesavers team will be teaching life-saving […]

31 Jul 2025

Wartime ambulance on the road again – and back on telly again!

The only wartime ambulance known to have survived the Blitz is back on the road again. The glorious Talbot ambulance is part of the London Ambulance Service Historic Collection and […]

30 Jul 2025

London Ambulance Service paramedic help firefighters resuscitate their colleague in cardiac arrest

A paramedic from London Ambulance Service has been awarded a special commendation medal after helping to save the life of a firefighter who went into cardiac arrest during a training […]

28 Jul 2025

Sixty London Ambulance Service paramedics celebrate graduation from University of Cumbria

Sixty student paramedics working at London Ambulance Service have graduated in paramedic science from the University of Cumbria. London Ambulance Service fully funds student paramedics on the university programme and […]

24 Jul 2025

‘Heave ho’ heroes raise £20,000 in 13-tonne truck pull

Supporters of the London Ambulance Charity threw their weight behind a recent fundraising event, pulling a 13-tonne truck for a staggering two miles. The Bexleyheath Uniformed Services Day Truck Pull […]

21 Jul 2025

Chief Executive’s homecoming as he returns to London Ambulance Service to take the helm

New London Ambulance Service Chief Executive Jason Killens KAM has started his tenure leading the UK’s busiest ambulance service, marking a return to London where he began his career as […]

18 Jul 2025

Viewers across the globe to watch London Ambulance Service paramedics in their first ever Netflix show

Viewers around the world will see the specialist care provided by London Ambulance Service critical care paramedics in a brand new show from Netflix. ‘Critical: Between Life and Death’ – streaming […]

15 Jul 2025

Paramedics star in hard-hitting advert to boost blood stocks in the capital

Paramedics at London Ambulance Service have featured in a new advert from NHS Blood and Transplant that calls for urgent blood donations for critically ill or injured patients. The advert […]

14 Jul 2025

London Ambulance Service shortlisted for top HSJ awards

London Ambulance Service has been shortlisted for prestigious national awards celebrating people and teams who have improved patient safety. Following a thorough judging process, we are through to the final […]

Paramedics at Notting Hill Carnival moving life-saving equipment through crowds.

9 Jul 2025

Paramedics prepare for summer festival season as alcohol and drug-related 999 calls start to climb

Paramedics at London Ambulance Service are urging Londoners to enjoy the summer sensibly this year as the season which see the highest number of alcohol-related injuries and drug overdoses arrives […]

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8 Jul 2025

“It profoundly impacted me:” Paramedic recalls moment that inspired him to work for the ambulance service on International Paramedics Day

A paramedic who was profoundly affected by the death of a young boy killed by a motorbike was inspired to join the UK’s busiest ambulance service following the traumatic incident. […]

1 Jul 2025

‘I never thought I would have to use my first aid skills on my mum’: Sons save their mum following cardiac arrest at Sunday lunch

A son recalled life-saving skills he had learned years before to help save his mother’s life when she collapsed following a family Sunday lunch at home. After eating, Shelly, 60, […]

The front cab of an ambulance parked in an ambulance station with sunny blue sky in the background

20 Jun 2025

Paramedics urge Londoners to stay safe as ambulance service prepares for surge in 999 calls

London Ambulance Service is calling on Londoners to only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency as the Service prepares for a potential rise in calls which could accompany the hottest […]

Clinician wheeling a chair into a patients home.

19 Jun 2025

Patients with painful genetic condition to get faster access to specialist care they need

London Ambulance Service and hospitals in south London have launched a new way to care for people experiencing a sickle cell crisis which means these patients can bypass busy emergency […]

18 Jun 2025

Father-of-two meets paramedics at tearful reunion following heart attack

A father-of-two has thanked the ambulance crews who saved his life when he had a heart attack in his car. Alan Pascoe, 46, was taking his 11-year-old son Henry home […]

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