London Ambulance Service staff took 22 people to hospital from the main areas of rioting in London last night, and sustained threats, intimidation, and missiles thrown at their vehicles, the trust reported. Many more were treated but not conveyed, while others were likely to have made their own way to accident and emergency departments, according [...]

Remember what Cameron said before the election? He said that the NHS would not be cut in real terms, that no ‘front line’ staff would go. Remember what he said after the election? The NHS is safe with the coalition. Spending on the NHS would be ‘ring fenced’. True, he said that the NHS would [...]

He has been attacked by a drunk wielding two large knives and had his ribs broken by another. He has attended car crashes, heart attacks, broken bones – you name it, he has seen it.

A policeman was cut out of his car after a high-speed collision with an ambulance on its way to an emergency in Hampstead

A grandfather was left dying in his home while a paramedic waited outside for 16 minutes as he carried out a health and safety assessment

With more hot weather expected, the ambulance service has warned the number of emergency calls it is answering is mirrored by the soaring temperatures

An investigation by the London Authority found alcohol-related hospital admissions have almost doubled in recent years and calls to the London Ambulance Service relating to young people drinking have increased 27% in four years

A hospital chief executive was “misled” about pressure on its accident and emergency department, which led to her resignation, an internal report has revealed

A trial scheme of London ambulance staff responding to calls on bicycles at Heathrow Airport has been made permanent

New life saving equipment is being given to firefighters as part of scheme working with other emergency services. The kit will be carried in a specially designed backpack on all fire engines at Barnet, Finchley, Hendon and Mill Hill fire stations.