[Excerpt from Heather Lawrence's message] The rapidly developing Covid-19 pandemic is arguably the greatest challenge ever to face our NHS in its 72-year history. As I...
Category: London Ambulance Service
“Please help us to help you — only call 999 as a last resort”
This week our Chief Executive Garrett Emmerson wrote a piece in the Evening Standard about our Service's response to the coronavirus outbreak, how the...
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the London Ambulance Service 111 control room in Croydon
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the London Ambulance Service 111 control room in Croydon on Thursday 19 March to meet staff who...
We ask public to help us help them after busiest ever days in our 999 control rooms
In a week where our control rooms have experienced the busiest days in our history, we are calling on Londoners to use the right...
Our volunteer Emergency Responders get vital boost to save lives
Volunteers who respond to life-threatening emergencies for London Ambulance Service have been given three new response cars to help save lives in the capital. The...
Latest information on COVID-19 (coronavirus)
Get the latest information from the NHS, Public Health England and the Department of Health regarding the COVID-19 virus, known as 'coronavirus'. NHS 111 has...
Volunteer emergency responder living with ovarian cancer calls on women to be aware of the symptoms
A woman who volunteers her time responding to emergency calls for London Ambulance Service is sharing her story of ovarian cancer to encourage women...
Service announces new appointments to senior leadership team
London Ambulance Service has today announced the appointment of two non-executive directors to support the Board building a world-class ambulance service. Prior to his retirement...
Service appoints Syma Dawson as Director of Corporate Governance
London Ambulance Service today announced that Syma Dawson will join the Trust as its new Director of Corporate Governance. The post Service appoints Syma Dawson...
Mobile mental health unit expands London-wide to help improve care for patients
For 12 weeks, five cars staffed by mental health nurses from NHS trusts around the capital and paramedics from London Ambulance Service will treat...
London Ambulance Service statement – incident in Streatham, south London
Graham Norton, London Ambulance Service Strategic Commander: “We were called at 1.58pm today (2 February) to reports of an incident in Streatham High Road. “We are...
LAS release new stats on cardiac arrests showing survival rates outside of hospital at all time high
The proportion of people surviving a cardiac arrest that happens outside of hospital has reached its highest level of 10.8 per cent – twice...
