News Archive - London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

31 Mar 2025

London Ambulance Service celebrates 60 years of saving lives

Staff past and present will gather at the headquarters of London Ambulance Service to mark 60 years of saving lives on Tuesday (1 April). Historic vehicles and uniforms will be […]

27 Mar 2025

Paramedics treat patients during a harrowing terrorist attack and train crash in training exercise

London Ambulance Service teams have collaborated with emergency services partners to test how we respond to major incidents, with two live exercises featuring a terrorist attack and a train crash. […]

27 Mar 2025

Mum reunited with ambulance crew after devastating stroke

A mum-of-two who was told she may never walk again after a stroke has been reunited with the London Ambulance Service crew that saved her life. Jess Shah, 45, had […]

21 Mar 2025

Top apprenticeship employer London Ambulance Service offers first pharmacy technician trainee role

The UK’s first ambulance pharmacy technician apprentice is just days away from completing her registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Mahrukh Jaffar started her apprenticeship with London Ambulance Service two […]

17 Mar 2025

London Ambulance Charity supporters raise £28k with “terrifying and exhilarating” abseil

A team of brave volunteers have completed a 42 metre abseil to raise money for the London Ambulance Charity. The daring thrill-seekers scaled the famous Tottenham Hotspur stadium before stepping […]

14 Mar 2025

Londoner shocked 26 times reunites with paramedics who saved him

An east London man who paramedics saved with 26 shocks from a defibrillator has thanked the ambulance crews at an emotional reunion this week. James Ronan, 47, from Plaistow, felt […]

Women completing casualty training in gas masks during World War II

6 Mar 2025

Women on the frontline of the ambulance service – a history of saving lives

The untold stories of women who risked their lives to save others have been uncovered as London Ambulance Service marks International Women’s Day. Newly discovered photographs and records held by […]

28 Feb 2025

Tube passenger saved by bystanders and paramedics meets heroes who rescued him

A tube passenger has expressed his gratitude to the paramedics and bystanders who saved his life after he went into cardiac arrest at Liverpool Street Station in central London. Members […]

24 Feb 2025

Tottenham fan meets legendary Spurs player after London Ambulance saves his life from a cardiac arrest

A lifelong Tottenham Hotspur fan who had a cardiac arrest shortly after a tour of the stadium has met Spurs legend Ossie Ardiles in an emotional return to the football […]

A photo of four mental health specialist clinicians standing by a fast-response car.

21 Feb 2025

London Ambulance Service celebrates a decade of specialist care for mental health patients

The pioneering London Ambulance Service team that brings together mental health experts and paramedics is celebrating a decade of providing specialist mental health care across the capital. Ten years ago […]

An electric ambulance in front of the London Eye.

20 Feb 2025

New film follows London Ambulance Service paramedics as electric ambulance goes the distance

Film-makers followed ambulance crews as they responded to emergencies across London for two busy back-to-back shifts in a fully electric ambulance. London Ambulance Service introduced the pioneering vehicle on its […]

17 Feb 2025

Chief Executive of London Ambulance Service takes on new challenge

After more than three years as Chief Executive of London Ambulance Service, Daniel Elkeles has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of NHS Providers. Daniel will join NHS Providers […]

14 Feb 2025

Show some love this Valentine’s Day and learn how to save a life with London Ambulance Service

Paramedics at London Ambulance Service are urging people to show their love by learning CPR this Valentine’s Day. The plea comes as new figures show that 75 per cent of […]

Susan Lucas (left) and Ellie Buckley (right)

6 Feb 2025

Inspirational London Ambulance Service staff to take part in daredevil challenge…will you be joining them?

London Ambulance Service (LAS) staff are among those taking part in an upcoming London Ambulance Charity abseil off one of London’s famous football stadiums. A hundred thrill-seekers will scale Tottenham […]

4 Feb 2025

I survived cancer three times and it inspired me to join ambulance service and save others

An emergency medical technician at London Ambulance Service who has beaten the odds and survived cancer three times says she is dedicated to giving back to the NHS that has […]

3 Feb 2025

London Ambulance Service and Hammerson House organise seminar to enhance end of life care for Jewish and Muslim patients

London Ambulance Service and Nightingale Hammerson hosted an insightful seminar to help paramedics at the Service learn about the religious requirements for Jewish and Muslim patients at the end of […]

28 Jan 2025

London Ambulance Charity receives £142k boost for life-saving defibrillators

Paramedics are calling on Londoners to host a defibrillator in their communities by contacting the dedicated London Ambulance Charity. This follows a whopping £140k grant that will directly fund nearly 60 defibrillators for […]

24 Jan 2025

Teacher thanks medics for helping to save her life at emotional reunion

A teacher struck down by a rare and life-threatening condition has met some of the paramedics who helped save her life at an emotional reunion. Polly Abrey, 50, who lives […]

22 Jan 2025

Daughters meet off-duty paramedic who saved their dad’s life after Spurs game

An off-duty paramedic who performed life-saving CPR on a fellow Tottenham Hotspur fan has met and been thanked by the patient’s daughters. London Ambulance Service Paramedic Stefan Soler was returning […]

17 Jan 2025

Daring thrill-seekers invited to take part in London Ambulance Charity fundraising abseil

London Ambulance Charity is inviting Londoners to take part in an adrenaline-pumped challenge and abseil 42 metres off one of London’s famous football stadiums. Thrill-seekers will scale Tottenham Hotspurs football […]

Latest News

London Ambulance Service celebrates 60 years of saving lives

Paramedics treat patients during a harrowing terrorist attack and train crash in training exercise

Mum reunited with ambulance crew after devastating stroke

Top apprenticeship employer London Ambulance Service offers first pharmacy technician trainee role

London Ambulance Charity supporters raise £28k with “terrifying and exhilarating” abseil

Londoner shocked 26 times reunites with paramedics who saved him

Women on the frontline of the ambulance service – a history of saving lives

Tube passenger saved by bystanders and paramedics meets heroes who rescued him

Tottenham fan meets legendary Spurs player after London Ambulance saves his life from a cardiac arrest

London Ambulance Service celebrates a decade of specialist care for mental health patients

New film follows London Ambulance Service paramedics as electric ambulance goes the distance

Chief Executive of London Ambulance Service takes on new challenge

Show some love this Valentine’s Day and learn how to save a life with London Ambulance Service

Inspirational London Ambulance Service staff to take part in daredevil challenge…will you be joining them?

I survived cancer three times and it inspired me to join ambulance service and save others

London Ambulance Service and Hammerson House organise seminar to enhance end of life care for Jewish and Muslim patients

London Ambulance Charity receives £142k boost for life-saving defibrillators

Teacher thanks medics for helping to save her life at emotional reunion

Daughters meet off-duty paramedic who saved their dad’s life after Spurs game

Daring thrill-seekers invited to take part in London Ambulance Charity fundraising abseil

"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."