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10 Aug 2023

From scoring goals as a Lioness to saving lives as a paramedic in London

Ahead of the England World Cup match this weekend, a paramedic at London Ambulance Service has revealed that she played for the Lionesses during a successful 30-year football career. Before […]

7 Aug 2023

London Ambulance Service to provide NHS 111 services to North Central London

London Ambulance Service (LAS) has been awarded the contract to provide NHS 111 services, in partnership with London Central and West (LCW), to the 1.5 million people who live within […]

1 Aug 2023

London MP calls on the capital to learn life-saving skills

The MP for Westminster has officially joined the growing team of London Lifesavers – the band of people across the capital who are trained by experts from London Ambulance Service […]

28 Jul 2023

Teenager saves mother’s partner after he collapsed from cardiac arrest

An 18-year-old jumped into action to save the life of her mother’s partner when he suffered a cardiac arrest at their home in north-west London. Geraldo Folie, 59, and his […]

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 […]

14 Jul 2023

Play the lottery and support our London Ambulance crews as they care for the capital

The country’s busiest ambulance service is offering Londoners the opportunity to win some money while helping support its staff working on the front line. Our ambulance service crews respond to […]

Hazardous area response paramedic Christel Oweis

8 Jul 2023

Our teams mark International Paramedics Day

Staff at the country’s busiest ambulance service are joining colleagues around the world celebrating the work of paramedics and first responders. In the week which saw the 75th birthday of […]

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 […]

4 Jul 2023

London Ambulance Service celebrates 75 years of the NHS

London Ambulance Service is joining the nation in celebrating the difference the NHS has made to millions of people’s lives over seven and a half decades. We will mark the […]

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, […]

Dr John Martin in uniform in a picture in front of a row of ambulances

23 Jun 2023

London Ambulance Service chief paramedic appointed as visiting professor in Paramedic Science

The most senior paramedic at London Ambulance Service (LAS) has been appointed to a prestigious teaching post at his former university where he will share his experience with the next […]

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 […]

19 Jun 2023

Pioneering mental health joint response unit shortlisted for prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards

A ground-breaking scheme at London Ambulance Service (LAS) which pairs a mental health professional with a paramedic to treat people experiencing a mental health crisis has been shortlisted for the […]

17 Jun 2023

Chief Paramedic awarded top ambulance medal in the King’s Birthday Honours

The Chief Paramedic at London Ambulance Service has been awarded His Majesty the King’s Ambulance Service Medal for distinguished service as part of the monarch’s Birthday Honours this weekend. A […]

13 Jun 2023

London Ambulance Service urges Londoners to stay safe in heat as it moves to highest level of response

London Ambulance Service (LAS) has called on people to call 999 only in life-threatening emergencies as calls reach levels last seen during the height of the pandemic. A combination of […]

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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