A man who kicked through the windscreen of an ambulance and threw bricks at the crew has avoided jail and been given community service....
Category: London Ambulance Service
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...
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...
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 mission to train a generation in life-saving skills...
“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...
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...
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...
“It’s so strange appearing dead on national TV’: Breath-taking moment when LAS 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...
Video captures moment brazen thief steals LAS 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...
‘It was terrifying but I was doing my job’ – LAS paramedics help victims of XL 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...
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...
More than thirty thousand Londoners treated using LAS’ 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...