News Archive - London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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 […]

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 […]

An Incident Response Officer vehicle on Oxford Street with festive lights visible in the distance.

30 Dec 2025

Ambulance crews prepare for one of the busiest nights of the year as paramedics urge revellers to celebrate safely

London Ambulance Service is making final preparations for one of its busiest nights of the year as London welcomes in 2026. There will be more ambulances on the road and […]

29 Dec 2025

Everything I could wish for at Christmas – grandad thanks London Ambulance Service crews who saved his life

A grandad has thanked London Ambulance Service crews for saving his life, meaning he was able to celebrate this Christmas surrounded by his family. Ken Neville and his wife Linda […]

24 Dec 2025

Santa’s little helpers: Paramedics gift hundreds of Christmas presents to sick children

Thousands of children receiving care in London hospitals this Christmas have been given presents donated by generous Londoners. In recent weeks, paramedics at London Ambulance Service made deliveries in their […]

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23 Dec 2025

Death threats, racism, misogyny: London Ambulance Service reveals reality of daily abuse suffered by people in our 999 and 111 control rooms.

Around half the staff working in London Ambulance Service’s 999 and 111 control rooms have experienced verbal abuse, threats or personal attacks over the phone by patients or their friends […]

22 Dec 2025

Magical Christmas Carol Service raises thousands to help save more lives in the capital

An uplifting evening of Christmas carols and mince pies hosted by London Ambulance Service has helped raise £4,500 to save even more lives in London. The ‘Together in Song’ service […]

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19 Dec 2025

“Party season is no excuse for abuse,” says Chief Paramedic as London Ambulance Service braces for surge in drug and alcohol-related 999 calls

Two violent attacks on ambulance crews every day in December Staff subjected to three verbal attacks or threats a day during festive season Paramedic: “unique cruelty in being met with […]

18 Dec 2025

Dramatic delivery to joyful reunion: baby Luca meets London Ambulance Service crew

Dramatic delivery to joyful reunion: baby Luca meets London Ambulance Service crew A grateful family has visited the London Ambulance Service crew who helped to deliver baby Luca in the […]

10 Dec 2025

All we want for Christmas is… RESPECT: London Ambulance Service reveals shocking levels of violence and abuse

More than half of ambulance crews in London have experienced physical violence in the last year. Shocking figures released by London Ambulance Service today show that 53 per cent of […]

9 Dec 2025

Mum of teenage cardiac arrest survivor to give reading at London Ambulance Charity’s carol service

The mother of a teenage cardiac arrest survivor and one of the stars of the BBC One documentary series Ambulance will be among the readers at London Ambulance Charity’s first-ever […]

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9 Dec 2025

Ace partnership wins prestigious award for ‘industry-first’ collaboration delivering medical services for The Championships, Wimbledon

London Ambulance Service (LAS) has won an award which honours the strength and creativity of the diverse range of professionals working in the outdoor events industry. The country’s busiest ambulance […]

5 Dec 2025

“Mum, I need an ambulance”: Teenager with collapsed lungs trains classmates in life-saving skills

A teenager who stopped breathing when his lungs collapsed has helped to train his classmates in the life-saving skills which saved his life. Earlier this year, mum Donna Rosenwould collected […]

An electric ambulance in front of the London Eye.

3 Dec 2025

“Please get vaccinated”: Paramedics ask Londoners to follow flu advice following busiest ever November

Paramedics at London Ambulance Service are calling on all Londoners who are eligible to get vaccinated against flu to help the Service care for patients with the most life-threatening emergencies. […]

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

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

Your community needs you: London Ambulance Service recruits volunteer lifesavers

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

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

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

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

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

Ambulance crews prepare for one of the busiest nights of the year as paramedics urge revellers to celebrate safely

Everything I could wish for at Christmas – grandad thanks London Ambulance Service crews who saved his life

Santa’s little helpers: Paramedics gift hundreds of Christmas presents to sick children

Death threats, racism, misogyny: London Ambulance Service reveals reality of daily abuse suffered by people in our 999 and 111 control rooms.

Magical Christmas Carol Service raises thousands to help save more lives in the capital

“Party season is no excuse for abuse,” says Chief Paramedic as London Ambulance Service braces for surge in drug and alcohol-related 999 calls

Dramatic delivery to joyful reunion: baby Luca meets London Ambulance Service crew

All we want for Christmas is… RESPECT: London Ambulance Service reveals shocking levels of violence and abuse

Mum of teenage cardiac arrest survivor to give reading at London Ambulance Charity’s carol service

Ace partnership wins prestigious award for ‘industry-first’ collaboration delivering medical services for The Championships, Wimbledon

“Mum, I need an ambulance”: Teenager with collapsed lungs trains classmates in life-saving skills

“Please get vaccinated”: Paramedics ask Londoners to follow flu advice following busiest ever November

"As soon as I got home from hospital I wanted to meet the ambulance men that saved my life, and say 'thank you'. I've always been very independent, and with their help i'm alive and looking after myself again."