The London Ambulance Service (LAS) wants to provide its patients with the highest quality care and contribute towards Londoners having health outcomes among the best in the world.

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The LAS is the busiest Emergency Ambulance Service in the UK and provides healthcare that is free to patients at the time they receive it. It is also the only London-wide NHS Trust.

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The Service has around 5,000 staff, who work across a wide range of roles based in 70 ambulance stations. We serve more than eight million people who live and work in the London area.

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The LAS's main role is to respond to emergency 999 calls, providing medical care to patients across the capital, 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Other services offered include providing pre-arranged patient transport and finding hospital beds.

 

Working with the Police and the Fire Service, the LAS is prepared for dealing with large-scale or major incidents in the capital.

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The service operates over an area of approximately 620 square miles:

 

• Heathrow in the West to Upminster in the East

• Enfield in the North to Purley in the South

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