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Heatwave: 999 ambulance calls ‘at peak pandemic levels’ as pollen bomb leaves Londoners gasping for breath

Only call 999 in a ‘life-threatening emergency’, plead ambulance chiefs

Evening Standard

Panic, fear and abuse: my day in the 999 call handlers’ control room

Pressure levels in the ambulance service are at their highest level, with workers quitting, spiralling waiting times and public mental health at crisis point — so how is all of this affecting the people taking the calls? Katie Strick spends 12 hours on the frontline

Evening Standard

Woman rushed to hospital after dog attack in Enfield

A woman has been taken to hospital after she was attacked by a dog at a block of flats in north London.

Evening Standard

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The Street

England’s ambulance crews spend 1.8m hours a year on mental health callouts

Exclusive: Labour says ‘alarming’ NHS figures show rising number of people on waiting lists for support reaching out to 999 in a crisis

The Guardian - UK

London Ambulance Service spends £31m on electric fleet

It comes as staff are locked in a dispute over pay

Evening Standard

Recording captures moment London girl, 5, rang 999 for help after mum collapsed in car

‘Teaching your child how to call 999 in an emergency could save your life’, said London Ambulance Service

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman dies in London fire

At least five other people taken to hospital with injuries as result of blaze in block of flats in Newham

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after fire at flats in east London

Emergency services are still at the scene of the fire on Tollgate Road in Beckton, east London.

The Independent UK

Specialist ambulances to transport critically ill between London hospitals

A specialist ambulance service to transport critically ill patients between hospitals will be launched in London on Saturday.

Evening Standard

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London Ambulance Service pays tribute to colleagues lost to Covid-19

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) held a minute of silence at midday on Thursday to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the pandemic.

Evening Standard

Hero paramedic of Westminster Bridge terror attack honoured by King

Richard Webb Stevens honoured for response to terror attack and improving services for deaf community

Evening Standard

London Ambulance Service doubles number of women working in ‘high risk’ environments

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) has doubled the number of women who are specially trained to work in the most dangerous environments following a recruitment campaign.

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London Ambulance Service told to improve its ethnic diversity

The London Assembly’s health committee pointed out that minority ethnic ambulance staff were disproportionately found in the organisation’s lowest-paid roles

Daily Record

Eight people stabbed in horror 72 hours in UK city as teen fighting for life

It's been reported that four people were stabbed only a mile apart within three hours in Walthamstow yesterday while the other four men were also attacked in areas of East London.

The Independent UK

‘Totally wrong’: London Ambulance lagging behind on diversity and must improve, bosses warned

LAS is ‘at only 20 per cent diverse workforce. In a city where 50 per cent of people are not white British, that feels totally wrong,’ its own CEO said.

The Independent UK

Woman whose heart stopped for 30 minutes reveals biggest disappointment after waking up

Louise Higgs, 59, went into cardiac arrest at her home in Angel, north London, and spent ‘hours at the very edge of life’

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Evening Standard

Arsenal fan thanks London paramedics who saved her life when her heart stopped for 28 minutes

Louise Higgs, 59, went into cardiac arrest in August 2022 at her home in Angel while getting ready to attend an Arsenal game

Evening Standard

Paramedic attacked by patient: Report sex assaults to police

Charlotte Miller has encouraged others to seek justice after her attacker was jailed

Evening Standard

Call volumes during ambulance strike drop again as Londoners heed NHS advice

Total number of calls declined on Monday but not by as much as on previous strike days

Evening Standard

London Ambulance calls drop by nearly a quarter during paramedics’ strike

The volume of calls to the London Ambulance Service dropped by nearly a quarter during paramedics’ strikes on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

London ambulance worker says they’re striking because ‘there can’t see an end to NHS crisis’

Emergency medical technician Julie Cunnane says paramedics feel ‘guilty’ as they cannot provide good care for patients

Evening Standard

NHS bosses warn today’s ambulance strike will hit harder as Londoners warned: ‘Only call 999 if it’s life or limb’

Fears ‘even more precarious’ position of health service means today’s walkout will be more difficult to cope with

Evening Standard

London Ambulance Service expecting 45% more calls than normal on New Year’s Eve

Paramedics urge Londoners to celebrate the New Year safely as service faces unprecedented demand

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