The Latest Breaking News from London Ambulance Service

TOMORROW, London ambulance staff are set to go on strike for the second time since December. Accordingly, the plea from the head of the London Ambulance Service, Daniel Elkeles, is that we should only call an ambulance in a “life or limb-threatening emergency”. That is sensible advice. Indeed, most of…

Officers from the Met Police are investigating after a woman, believed to be in her 20s, was killed in a house fire on New Year's Day as other residents were evacuated

Despite the efforts of London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance, he was pronounced dead at the scene

Despite the efforts of London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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

Hospital and ambulance trusts up and down the country have been declaring 'critical incidents' as pressure mounts amid a mass walkout from ambulance workers today

Eleventh-hour talks to avert the industrial action have failed

Head of London Ambulance Service warns handover delays are having devastating impact on morale

Expectant mothers who go into labour during Wednesday’s paramedics strike should make their own way to hospital as there will be “no guarantee” paramedics will be able to reach them at home, London health trusts have warned.

London Ambulance Service has said it is "extremely busy" and has put in place a "Business Continuity Incident" which means that it will be focusing on the most sick and severely injured

People without a life-threatening condition are ‘unlikely to get an ambulance’ during the action, according to the London Ambulance Service