News Archive - London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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 […]

Featured image for “It’s so strange appearing dead on national TV’: Breath-taking moment when ambulance crew restart a man’s heart shown in BBC ‘Ambulance’ documentary

29 May 2025

“It’s so strange appearing dead on national TV’: Breath-taking moment when ambulance crew restart a man’s heart shown in BBC ‘Ambulance’ documentary

The dramatic moment ambulance clinicians revive a man whose heart has stopped beating as he is taken to hospital is captured on camera in tonight’s (Thursday) ‘Ambulance’ programme. As the […]

27 May 2025

London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance pioneer treatment for cardiac arrest patients

For the first time in the UK, paramedics at London Ambulance Service are part of a team bringing a pioneering life-saving treatment to the streets of the capital. The Service […]

A CCTV screenshot of a thief before they break into an ambulance and steal paramedics' belongings.

23 May 2025

Video captures moment brazen thief steals paramedics’ belongings as they treat a patient

A video showing a man smashing the window of an ambulance in broad daylight has been released by London Ambulance Service. The locked ambulance was parked in Sandridge Close, Harrow, […]

Alex and Liz receive a special Metropolitan Police Service commendation for their actions

22 May 2025

‘It was terrifying but I was doing my job’ – London Ambulance Service paramedics help victims of Bully dog attack in latest BBC Ambulance episode

Two heroic London Ambulance Service paramedics have been commended for their bravery when a woman was left fighting for her life after a brutal dog attack. Paramedics Alexander Kvam and […]

20 May 2025

Ambulance crews enter Dragon Boat Race to defend their crown

Ambulance crews at London Ambulance Service are taking to the water for an adrenaline-fuelled afternoon of Dragon Boat racing to be crowned as champions. The London Ambulance Charity is calling on Londoners […]

15 May 2025

London Ambulance Service serves an ace partnership deal as medical services provider for The Championships, Wimbledon

London Ambulance Service has entered an exciting agreement that will see it care for crowds who come to enjoy the world’s most famous tennis tournament: The Championships, Wimbledon. The three […]

15 May 2025

London Ambulance Service response times for sickest patients fastest in years

London Ambulance Service’s response times for reaching the most serious emergencies in April were the fastest they have been for several years, according to figures released today (Thursday 15 May). […]

14 May 2025

New Chief Executive appointed to lead UK’s busiest ambulance service

London Ambulance Service is pleased to announce that Jason Killens KAM has been appointed as the Trust’s new Chief Executive. Jason, who will take up his post in the summer, […]

12 May 2025

More than thirty thousand Londoners treated using trailblazing scheme supporting mental health patients

More than 30,000 Londoners experiencing a mental health crisis have been treated by specialist teams at the UK’s busiest ambulance service. The Service’s mental health joint response cars pairs a […]

9 May 2025

London Ambulance Service staff among guests at the first Buckingham Palace Garden Party of the year

A group of staff from London Ambulance Service attended His Majesty The King’s Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace earlier this week (Wednesday 7 May) in recognition of their service […]

2 May 2025

Heart-warming moment London Ambulance Service call handler helps deliver baby on latest episode of BBC Ambulance

The nerve-wracking but heart-warming moment a 999 emergency call handler helps to deliver a baby over the phone features in the latest episode of the BBC One documentary Ambulance. The […]

2 May 2025

VE Day 2025: London Ambulance Service launches appeal to get UK’s only wartime ambulance on the road again

London Ambulance Service has launched a fundraising appeal to get the only wartime ambulance known to have survived the Blitz back on the road again. The remarkable Clements Talbot ambulance, […]

ambulance car parked with London Eye and blue skies in background

30 Apr 2025

Senior paramedics urge Londoners to stay safe as capital braces for hottest day of the year

Senior paramedics at London Ambulance Service are reminding Londoners to stay safe and only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency as experts forecast May Day temperatures could be the warmest […]

Featured image for London Heart Starters campaign reaches half way mark in ambitious fundraising bid to end ‘defibrillator deserts’ around the capital

29 Apr 2025

London Heart Starters campaign reaches half way mark in ambitious fundraising bid to end ‘defibrillator deserts’ around the capital

A pioneering campaign from the London Ambulance Charity to fund defibrillators for the London communities that need them most has raised £201,600. The total means the London Heart Starters campaign is half […]

Latest News

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

“It’s so strange appearing dead on national TV’: Breath-taking moment when ambulance crew restart a man’s heart shown in BBC ‘Ambulance’ documentary

London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance pioneer treatment for cardiac arrest patients

Video captures moment brazen thief steals paramedics’ belongings as they treat a patient

‘It was terrifying but I was doing my job’ – London Ambulance Service paramedics help victims of Bully dog attack in latest BBC Ambulance episode

Ambulance crews enter Dragon Boat Race to defend their crown

London Ambulance Service serves an ace partnership deal as medical services provider for The Championships, Wimbledon

London Ambulance Service response times for sickest patients fastest in years

New Chief Executive appointed to lead UK’s busiest ambulance service

More than thirty thousand Londoners treated using trailblazing scheme supporting mental health patients

London Ambulance Service staff among guests at the first Buckingham Palace Garden Party of the year

Heart-warming moment London Ambulance Service call handler helps deliver baby on latest episode of BBC Ambulance

VE Day 2025: London Ambulance Service launches appeal to get UK’s only wartime ambulance on the road again

Senior paramedics urge Londoners to stay safe as capital braces for hottest day of the year

London Heart Starters campaign reaches half way mark in ambitious fundraising bid to end ‘defibrillator deserts’ around the capital

"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."