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Category Archives: London Ambulance Service
The day brave Pearl shone to save her mum’s life with 999 call
A six-year-old from Croydon saved her mother’s life by remembering she could phone 999 to call out an ambulance for a medical emergency. Mum Carole, 36, collapsed at home last summer after suffering a seizure and losing consciousness. She was … Continue reading
Posted in Health, London Ambulance Service
Tagged 999, Croydon, LAS, London, London Ambulance Service
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Air ambulance sent to Surrey Street after man falls from bridge
UPDATED 4pm The air ambulance and other emergency services were called to a horrific incident on Surrey Street today, after a man, aged in his 30s, fell from a height, thought to be from the pedestrian walkway over the street … Continue reading
Busy South Croydon main road closed for hours after collision
The busy South End main road in South Croydon was closed in both directions for more than two hours late yesterday afternoon, as emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision, reportedly involving a van and a pedestrian, close … Continue reading
London on amber alert as heatwave risks wildfires and deaths
An amber heat health warning is in place for London from today until 6pm on tomorrow, as temperatures soar above 30°C in the capital’s fourth heatwave of this summer. Temperatures in London reached 31.9°C yesterday, and are forecast to touch … Continue reading
Appointments as usual say NHS as doctors start five-day strike
The NHS in London has urged patients to continue coming forward for care during the doctors’ strike, which began this morning. Around 50,000 resident doctors were expected to walk out from 7am today until next Wednesday, July 30. Resident doctors, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, London Ambulance Service, Mayday Hospital, St Helier Hospital
Tagged Croydon University Hospital, Dr Chris Streather, Junior Doctors' Strike, Mayday Hospital, NHS, NHS England, NHS London, Resident Doctors, Resident Doctors' Strike, St Helier Hospital
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Man’s dead body discovered behind shops off St James’s Road
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed to Inside Croydon that the body of a man was found this morning in the yard area on Wellington Road, which runs behind a row of shops on St James’s Road in West Croydon. In … Continue reading
Shocking increase in attacks on ambulance and TfL employees
Two separate surveys indicate a growing lawlessness among Londoners, with damaging consequences for some public sector workers Once every two days. That is how often Transport for London employees working at the capital’s Tube stations are attacked and hurt while … Continue reading
Posted in Health, London Ambulance Service, London-wide issues, TfL, Transport
Tagged London, London Ambulance Service, TfL, Transport for London
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St Helier Hospital stretched to limits by a ‘tidal wave of flu’
By DAVE BURTON The appalling conditions at St Helier Hospital were highlighted on national television last night when a BBC News report showed patients waiting on trolleys in corridors for hours, even days, as staff battled a “tidal wave” of … Continue reading
London Chief Nurse urges careful planning over bank holidays
With a slew of bank holidays coming up in the coming month, the capital’s Chief Nurse is urging Londoners to plan your health needs carefully. The first bank holiday is May Day on Monday, but there’s also a 48-hour strike … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, London Ambulance Service, Mayday Hospital, Purley Hospital
Tagged Coronation, Croydon NHS, Jane Clegg, May Day, Mayday Hospital, NHS, NHS London, Purley Hospital, RCN, Royal College of Nursing, St George's Tooting, St Helier Hospital, Unite the Union
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NHS prioritises critical care as junior doctors start 4-day strike
Emergency, urgent and critical care is being prioritised by the NHS this week as strike action by junior doctors across the capital is expected to disrupt services, with thousands of patients facing postponements to routine care. Industrial action by junior … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, London Ambulance Service, Mayday Hospital, Purley Hospital
Tagged BMA, British Medical Association, Croydon University Hospital, Dr Chris Streather, HCSA, Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association, Junior Doctors' Strike, Mayday Hospital, NHS London
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Croydon surgeries where half GP consultations are by phone
Don’t get old. Don’t get ill. That was the warning about life under a Conservative government 40 years ago, and it holds true today, as ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, discovered when checking out waiting times just to get an appointment … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Croydon CCG, Croydon NHS Trust, Health, London Ambulance Service
Tagged Andrew Fisher, BMA, British Medical Association, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon NHS, Croydon NHS Trust, Croydon North, Croydon South, GP surgeries, NHS, RCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners, Tory
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Police appeal for witnesses after cyclist killed in hit-and-run
A cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision in the early hours of this morning near the BP petrol garage on Mitcham Road. Metropolitan Police detectives are appealing for witnesses. The police were called to the scene by the London … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, Cycling, London Ambulance Service, Policing, Transport
Tagged hit-and-run, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham Common, Mitcham Road
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Closure of 68 London ambulance stations ‘will put lives at risk’
Cost-cutting plans to close every local ambulance station in the capital will put lives at risk, according to one leading London MP. The London Ambulance Service’s plan has been reported today by The Guardian. They report, “The London Ambulance Service … Continue reading
Posted in Health, London Ambulance Service
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Daniel Elkeles, London Ambulance Service
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Ambulance service ‘devastated’ by death of Ian Reynolds
Ian Reynolds, a paramedic from New Addington, has died from covid-19. He was 53. Reynolds was a member of the Selhurst Park matchday medical crew and a devoted Eagles fan. He leaves a wife, Sian, and sons Jack and Ben. … Continue reading
Fighting for life on the frontline of London’s covid pandemic
This is an edited version of an account from a paramedic working for the London Ambulance Service. It was first published by Class War Having worked in the NHS on the frontline as a medic for nearly 20 years, I’ve … Continue reading
