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Joe Talora

London Ambulance Service launches ‘ambitious’ recruitment drive as demand soars

Sadiq Khan speaks to paramedics at a new training centre

(Picture: PA)

The London Ambulance Service is embarking on the “most ambitious” recruitment drive in its history as it looks to bolster frontline numbers by more than 1,650.

The service is aiming to recruit nearly 500 new paramedics by March 2023 as well as more than 1,000 new operational staff working in control centres and handling 999 calls.

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