Daniel Torrance-Cameron - London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

16 Oct 2023

London Ambulance Service launches ambitious schools campaign in bid to improve cardiac arrest survival

Thousands of school children will be taught how to save a life as part of an ambitious campaign to create a generation of lifesavers, kick starting in boroughs where data […]

Nigel Flanagan receives the King's Ambulance Medal from Anne, Princess Royal.

5 Oct 2023

Paramedic who delivers presents to sick children every Christmas gets royal recognition

A selfless paramedic who has delivered more than 26,000 Christmas presents to sick children has been honoured with a King’s Ambulance Medal. Nigel Flanagan, a long-serving paramedic at London Ambulance […]

4 Oct 2023

Chief Pharmacist wins top award for transforming pharmaceutical services

The Chief Pharmacist at London Ambulance Service has been recognised with a prestigious industry award for leading the work to transform the Trust’s vital pharmaceutical services. Sumithra Maheswaran, who joined […]

27 Sep 2023

‘Delivering a strategy that helps us care for our vibrant capital city’

Our Chief Executive Daniel Elkeles sets out his vision for how London Ambulance Service (LAS) will deliver its new strategy to ensure it can continue caring for Londoners over the […]

10 Sep 2023

Important health advice during the heatwave

Fenella Wrigley, Chief Medical Officer at London Ambulance Service, said: “We are extremely busy today and are seeing a number of people reporting heat exhaustion after having exercised in the […]

A split image: the picture on the left side shows Charlotte in front of an ambulance in her paramedic uniform; the right hand image shows Charlotte being interviewed

8 Sep 2023

Brave paramedic recalls shocking moment patient sexually assaulted her in BBC One documentary

A paramedic at London Ambulance Service has described the horrifying night when a patient she was caring for turned on her. Charlotte Miller tells her story an episode of BBC […]

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7 Sep 2023

“I thought I was going to be killed” – first responders recall horror of London Bridge terror attack

A paramedic and an incident response officer at London Ambulance Service have described how they feared for their lives as they heard gunfire during the London Bridge terror attack in […]

A picture of Ron Dhesi, LAS colleague Lucinda, his family and community leaders, standing by the Woolwich Gurdwara defibrillator.

31 Aug 2023

Ambulance medic raises money for new defibrillator in tearful tribute to brother

An ambulance medic has raised money for a new defibrillator at the temple where his brother died suddenly last year. Ron Dhesi, a long-serving London Ambulance Service frontline worker, raised […]

29 Aug 2023

Cycle paramedic breaks into top 20 at global championship

A cycle paramedic who hops on her bike to save lives every day has achieved a top 20 finish at one of the world’s most renowned cycling championships. Carol Reeves, […]

17 Aug 2023

Teen medic calls on next generation to consider ambulance career

An inspiring teenager, who decided against a Maths degree to save lives, is encouraging young people in the capital to consider a future in the ambulance service. London Ambulance Service […]

A picture of an ambulance driving across a bridge in central London with the Palace of Westminster in the background.

14 Aug 2023

London Ambulance Service shortlisted for top HSJ award

London Ambulance Service has been shortlisted in the prestigious ‘Trust of the Year’ category at the national HSJ Awards, recognising an outstanding contribution to healthcare. Following a rigorous judging process, […]

20 Jul 2023

Ground-breaking degree turns out first qualified paramedics

A group of London Ambulance Service medics are celebrating completing a new two-year university degree in paramedicine. The 45 students are the first London Ambulance Service cohort to graduate from […]

6 Jul 2023

London Ambulance Service statement – major incident in Wimbledon on 6 July 2023

This article was last updated on 3 February 2025. Chief Paramedic for London Ambulance Service, Dr John Martin said: ‘Our thoughts are with all of those involved in this morning’s […]

5 Jul 2023

NHS 75: “I’ve saved lives for four decades but saving a newborn girl will stay with me forever”

A paramedic who has saved lives for 42 years said the most powerful memory of his career has been resuscitating a newborn girl – and discovering she was in perfect […]

29 Jun 2023

Government minister urges Londoners to sign up to save lives

A government minister has urged Londoners to register to save lives after London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics trained her in life-saving skills. Health minister Helen Whately was taught how to […]

27 Jun 2023

“My niece’s miraculous survival urged me to learn life-saving skills”

A woman who learned how to save a life at a London Ambulance Service event this month said that her niece’s “miraculous” cardiac arrest survival motivated her to get trained. […]

25 Jun 2023

Our statement on a 999 national technical problem today – 25 May 2023

Stuart Crichton, Director of 999 Operations London Ambulance Service, said: “We are still seeing disruption and it is taking us longer to assess calls. To help us send help quickly, […]

22 Jun 2023

Ambulance crews use hard-hitting virtual reality to better spot signs of sexual abuse and domestic violence

Ambulance crews are using virtual reality (VR) headsets to immerse themselves in traumatic situations such as domestic violence to better prepare them for real-life situations where vulnerable people are in need of help. London […]

7 Jun 2023

Ambulance services launch award-winning challenge to raise funds for our superstars in green

Ambulance services across the country have joined forces to ask the public to support their local ambulance charity by beating the distance covered by an ambulance in a 12 hour […]

31 May 2023

Great-grandad recalls ambulance career as paramedics transport him back to the sixties

A 98-year-old man with dementia was able to recall events from his career working on London ambulances when two paramedics from the service visited his care home in a 1960s […]

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