News Archive - London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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 […]

11 Jul 2025

London Ambulance Service ranked as a top apprenticeship employer

London Ambulance Service is one of the top UK apprenticeship employers named in The Times today. It ranks at number three in the list of 100 employers – only beaten […]

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. […]

7 Jul 2025

London Ambulance Service remembers 7/7 on the 20th anniversary

Dozens of uniformed ambulance crews and control room staff from London Ambulance Service joined survivors and the bereaved at St Paul’s Cathedral to mark the 20th anniversary of the 7 […]

4 Jul 2025

The 7/7 candle bearer: how friendship was forged from the London bombings

A candle bearer at a service of commemoration to mark the 20th anniversary of the London bombings is a medic from London Ambulance Service. Tracy Russell – then an Emergency […]

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, […]

Ambulance windscreen smashed in attack by patient.

27 Jun 2025

“Like a horror film” – patient who terrorised ambulance crew given community service

A man who kicked through the windscreen of an ambulance and threw bricks at the crew has avoided jail and been given community service. The London Ambulance Service crew had […]

25 Jun 2025

Chief People Officer at London Ambulance Service takes on new challenge

After more than four years as Chief People Officer at London Ambulance Service, Damian McGuinness has been appointed as the new Chief People Officer at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation […]

24 Jun 2025

Man whose life was saved as a child has now helped save a stranger’s life

A man whose life was saved as a child has now helped to save a stranger’s life with skills he learned just a few months before. Paramedics from London Ambulance […]

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 […]

16 Jun 2025

Podcaster joins advanced paramedic making life or death decisions

The life or death decision-making of an advanced paramedic at London Ambulance Service is documented in the latest instalment of The Economist’s management podcast. Chelsey Pike – the first woman […]

Kez and Omar with BBC Morning Live guests performing CPR training.

12 Jun 2025

London Ambulance Service crew surprised live on television

A grateful patient surprised an ambulance crew and thanked them on national television for helping to save his life. Ron was a surprise guest on Morning Live today leaving London […]

6 Jun 2025

Teenage cardiac arrest survivor encourages Londoners to learn how to save a life

Teenage cardiac arrest survivor encourages Londoners to learn how to save a life A teenager whose life was saved by strangers while Christmas shopping is backing London Ambulance Service’s […]

Caelainn in distress after answering an abusive call.

5 Jun 2025

“Nobody should have to deal with this, we are just trying to help” – unacceptable abuse takes its toll on 999 call handlers in BBC’s Ambulance documentary

The harsh reality of verbal abuse on 999 call handlers comes under the spotlight when a man bombards staff with dozens of sexually suggestive calls in the next episode of […]

3 Jun 2025

Irish paramedic follows in her grandfather’s footsteps by joining London Ambulance Service

A paramedic has followed in her grandfather’s footsteps by travelling from Ireland to work for London Ambulance Service. Although Samantha Sanson was just 11-years-old when her granddad – John Monaghan […]

30 May 2025

Cardiac arrest survivor signs up for London Ambulance Charity walk

A man who beat the odds to survive a cardiac arrest is the first person to sign up for this year’s London Ambulance Charity annual fundraising walk. Rob Hutt, then […]

Latest News

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

London Ambulance Service shortlisted for top HSJ awards

London Ambulance Service ranked as a top apprenticeship employer

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

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

London Ambulance Service remembers 7/7 on the 20th anniversary

The 7/7 candle bearer: how friendship was forged from the London bombings

‘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

“Like a horror film” – patient who terrorised ambulance crew given community service

Chief People Officer at London Ambulance Service takes on new challenge

Man whose life was saved as a child has now helped save a stranger’s life

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

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

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

Podcaster joins advanced paramedic making life or death decisions

London Ambulance Service crew surprised live on television

Teenage cardiac arrest survivor encourages Londoners to learn how to save a life

“Nobody should have to deal with this, we are just trying to help” – unacceptable abuse takes its toll on 999 call handlers in BBC’s Ambulance documentary

Irish paramedic follows in her grandfather’s footsteps by joining London Ambulance Service

Cardiac arrest survivor signs up for London Ambulance Charity walk

"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."