The London Ambulance Charity has smashed its target to raise £10,000 through its “Outrun an Ambulance” challenge. The NHS England Emergency Preparedness Resilience and...
Category: London Ambulance Service
Heatwave response – an update from LAS
Over the last two days, the London Ambulance Service has taken a total of 13,400 calls to 999, with 6,600 on Monday (18 July)...
Statement on the heatwave – Gold Commander Peter Rhodes
Gold Commander Peter Rhodes has a message for Londoners: “All our staff and volunteers are very busy caring for Londoners. We took more than...
Mayor opens new London Ambulance Service education facility set to boost frontline workforce
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has officially opened a new £7 million state-of-the-art education facility in Brentside, which London Ambulance Service will use...
‘Proud to be a paramedic’ – our teams celebrate International Paramedics Day
To celebrate the first ever International Paramedics Day, the team in green from London Ambulance Service are sharing their stories about why they are...
Cup of cha-cha-cha? AJ and Curtis serve London Ambulance Service staff for NHS Big Tea
Strictly and Love Island stars AJ and Curtis Pritchard paid a surprise visit to the London Ambulance Service’s 999 control room at Waterloo and...
London Ambulance Service celebrates Pride in London
In honour of our LGBTQ+ staff, volunteers, patients and local communities, London Ambulance Service (LAS) is gearing up to join the Pride in London...
London Ambulance Service welcomes new Chair Andy Trotter
The London Ambulance Service has today welcomed its brand new Chair, Andy Trotter OBE QPM. Andy, who was appointed in May, has over 40...
Chief Executive pays tribute to a very kind and dedicated colleague
A message from our Chief Executive Daniel Elkeles: “It is with great sadness that I announce the death of our colleague Frank Jacobson, who...
Paramedic’s passionate plea to cut road deaths
A paramedic is supporting a campaign to improve safety and reduce deaths on London roads after responding to a series of harrowing 999 calls....
New high tech control room to receive and answer London’s 999 calls
A brand new, purpose built control room, which will handle half of the 999 calls that come into London Ambulance Service from across the...
Who wants to be a London Lifesaver? London Ambulance Service and TV personalities celebrate everyday heroes
A star-studded awards ceremony celebrating the life-saving actions of volunteers trained by medics at London Ambulance Service, was held at the heart of Parliament...
