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London 999 to be flooded with as many as 700 calls in first hour of the New Year

A&E units are also expected to be busy as revellers suffer injuries or accidents

Evening Standard

Paramedic struck off after lie about sick sister exposed by Facebook photos

Natalie Twomey fabricated a family illness to get a day off work

The Independent UK

Two thirds of paramedics fear attacks over festive season as London ambulance crews brace for 'Mad Friday'

Last December there were around 4,000 alcohol and drug-related calls in the capital, which is about 130 calls a day

Evening Standard

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William praises ambulance service for encouraging staff to speak up over abuse

The Prince of Wales toured the headquarters of the London Ambulance Service (LAS) to meet those on the front line.

Evening Standard

Kilburn stabbing: Boy, 15, rushed to hospital and arrested after being wounded near busy high street

Metropolitan Police officers and London Ambulance Service paramedics attended Brondesbury Villas in Brent, north London and found the teenager injured on Tuesday evening

Evening Standard

'I am the luckiest man': King's aide hails paramedics who saved his life after suffering cardiac arrest in central London

Exclusive: Lord Lieutenant of Devon David Fursdon has emotional reunion with the paramedics who saved his life

Evening Standard

Tube strike sparked huge surge in bike crashes, London Ambulance Service data shows

Bike crashes increased by 44% during the Tube strikes as two million cyclists took to two wheels to get around the city

Evening Standard

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London Ambulance Service hails fastest response times in over three years

New figures show the LAS has cut ambulance response times to the sickest patients by 20 seconds

Evening Standard

London Ambulance Service cuts response times by up to eight minutes

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) has cut response times despite facing one of the busiest periods in its history

Evening Standard

Summer alcohol warning as it's revealed London paramedics were called to more than 300 booze-related incidents a day in August

With the UK now bracing itself for its third heatwave, ambulance bosses have issued a warning to revellers to look after themselves and their friends

Evening Standard

Thief hunted after smashing ambulance window and stealing backpacks

The ambulance was locked at the time while the paramedics were inside a patient’s home in Harrow, north-west London.

The Independent UK

Three admitted to hospital after shooting in London

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) said it was called at 2.51pm on Tuesday to reports of a shooting on Upton Lane in Forest Gate, east London.

Evening Standard

Sickle cell patients have faced ‘poor care’ from ambulance staff – report

Patients’ views of London Ambulance Service were often ‘marred by past performance’.

The Independent UK

Search under way for girl, 11, who fell into Thames in east London

‘Large-scale’ emergency response launched but later scaled down, while girl’s next of kin given support

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

'We won't forget you': Tribute to London’s Covid victims five years on from first case

On February 12, 2020, London recorded its first positive Covid-19 case

Evening Standard

LAS saw record number of 999 calls for serious injuries in December

Paramedics facing ‘extraordinarily challenging’ winter period as respiratory viruses surge

Evening Standard

Patient captured spitting in the face of London paramedic in shocking footage

Crew was attacked by patient while trying to treat him on London street

Evening Standard

Former international karate fighter died after choking on burger at east London care home

A coroner’s report into Elan Adams’ death found qualified staff failed to provide key information to the London Ambulance Service

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LAS 'receiving same number of calls as New Year's Eve' as demand surges this winter

Exclusive: Call volumes are higher than at the peak of winter during the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

'We were really scared': London paramedics assaulted or abused over 2,000 times in a year

Exclusive: Incidents included paramedics being attacked with weapons, kicked, punched and sexually assaulted

Evening Standard

Defib the London ambulance cat SAVED from eviction after huge public outcry

More than 62,000 people signed the petition against Defib being evicted from Walthamstow ambulance station

Evening Standard

Protest as Defib the cat faces eviction from London ambulance station after 16 years

Thousands of people have signed a petition against feline being moved out of his Walthamstow NHS base

Evening Standard

London ambulance staff told 'leave scene and end calls' amid increase in racist abuse

Paramedics have been urged to wear body cameras following a reported spike in racist abuse

Evening Standard

London's 'defibrillator deserts' revealed: LAS warns 150 neighbourhoods have limited or no access to device

Deprived boroughs more likely not to have life-saving device, says ambulance service

Evening Standard

London ambulance calls surge as IT outage leaves patients struggling to contact GPs

NHS warns of further disruption to services this week

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