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NIAS reacts to custodial sentence handed down for assault on a paramedic #StopTheAbuse
NIAS reacts to custodial sentence handed down for assault on a paramedic. Click here to watch the video...
CFRs achieve new qualification with NWAS
A brand-new cohort of Community First Responders (CFRs) participated in two learning sessions and an exam as part of the course last month. Our...
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...
SCAS welcomes plans to speed up assault prosecutions
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has issued new guidance designed to speed up action against people who assault emergency workers. The guidance is expected...
NEAS and The King’s Trust open doors to NHS careers for the next generation
The North East Ambulance Service is partnering with The King’s Trust to offer young people across the region the opportunity to begin their careers...
Senior LAS 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...
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...
SWAST ambulance runner doubles London Marathon fundraising target
George Medcalf, an Emergency Care Assistant with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), has raised more than double his ...
Paramedics at LAS share impact of abuse on Good Morning Britain as shocking data is released
Two paramedics from London Ambulance Service have shared the shocking impact of violent abuse on ambulance staff. Charlotte Miller and Gary Watson appeared on...
AACE calls for further interventions as violent incidents recorded against UK ambulance staff reach 22,500 a year for the first time ever
The Chair of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) Jason Killens has written to the ministers responsible for ambulance services in England, Scotland,...
Rising levels of violence must stop, says SCAS
Over the last financial year (April 2024-March 2025), the highest rate of reported incidents of violence, aggression and abuse – 22,536 – was recorded...
