6 Jun 2018
Award for six-year-old who saved mum by dialling 999
A six-year-old girl saved her mum’s life by calling 999 just three days after a paramedic visited her school to teach children what to do in a medical emergency.
Continue reading6 Jun 2018
A six-year-old girl saved her mum’s life by calling 999 just three days after a paramedic visited her school to teach children what to do in a medical emergency.
Continue reading5 Jun 2018
A baby girl and her family have been reunited with the London Ambulance Service call handler who helped deliver her safely over the phone.
Continue reading23 May 2018
London Ambulance Services comes out of special measures today following the Care Quality Commission’s latest report which rated the organisation as ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for patient care. In today’s report, the CQC said staff often went above and beyond their expected duties in order to meet patient needs.
Continue reading15 May 2018
Three London Ambulance Service medics have been honoured at a glittering award ceremony celebrating NHS Heroes. Paramedics James Lafferty and Caroline Appleby and emergency ambulance crew Sherridan Best won the Emergency Lifesavers Award for saving the life of Britain’s youngest gunshot victim.
Continue reading27 Apr 2018
A woman who attacked a London Ambulance Service crew and wrecked thousands of pounds worth of life-saving equipment has been given a suspended sentence.
Continue reading27 Mar 2018
Emergency Ambulance Crew Justin Honey-Jones is planning to teach life-saving skills at Mount Everest base camp to raise money for charity.
Justin is embarking on his epic expedition – which will see him climbing 17,500 feet above sea level – tomorrow and will return on 12 April
Continue reading22 Mar 2018
This morning we observed a minute of silence to remember all affected by the terror attack in Westminster, one year on. London Ambulance Service Chief Executive Garrett Emmerson said: “Our […]
Continue reading15 Mar 2018
The kickboxing coach of teenage boys who were killed by a speeding drunk driver in Hayes has presented the London Ambulance Service with a cheque for £1,000. Dave Gentry taught […]
Continue reading28 Feb 2018
Ambulance calls to people who have slipped, tripped or fallen are up over 10 per cent during the cold spell.
As temperatures have plummeted this week, London Ambulance Service has seen a 13 per cent* increase in calls relating to slips, trips and falls yesterday (27 February) compared to the week before. And Monday (26 February) saw an 11 per cent** increase from the previous week.
Continue reading23 Feb 2018
Aspiring paramedics Ben Crawford and Scott Winzer have been treated to a tour of London Ambulance Service headquarters after helping two people who had collapsed. The 16-year-old cousins, who are […]
Continue reading8 Feb 2018
Patients are getting specialist emergency treatment quickly and avoiding trips to hospital thanks to an innovative service launched in East London. A review of the first 111 days of a […]
Continue reading26 Jan 2018
The UK’s biggest ambulance service is marking Australia’s national holiday today, 26 January, by thanking the Australians working in its team, who make up around 10 per cent of the […]
Continue reading23 Jan 2018
A runner who suffered a cardiac arrest after a Parkrun event has raised money to buy life-saving equipment for parks across London. Neil Cole, 37, from Peckham, had just completed his […]
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