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#TeamLAS are celebrating 60 years of saving lives across London today!

On 1 April 1965, a London-wide service was formed from parts of nine existing services. Today, we provide life-saving urgent and emergency care to millions in London #LAS60
Photos of London Ambulance Service from the last 60 years.
April 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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We have had a fantastic day celebrating LAS turning 60! There was a great turn out from past and current staff members, who came together surrounded by a variety by a number of our historic vehicles to commemorate the day
#LAS60 #ThenvsNow
April 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Same landmark, different decades 🚑

#TeamLAS has changed a lot over the last 60 years!

Search 'London Ambulance History' to learn more about how our Service has evolved from 1965 ⏩ 2025.

#ThenVsNow #LAS60
Photo shows ambulance vehicles from three different eras driving past Big Ben.
March 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The inspirational women at the heart of our proud history 💚💜

Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, we’ve been exploring some of the incredible photographs and records of the women that have helped to shape London’s ambulance services.

#LAS60 #IWD2025 🧵⬇️
Women parading in London as part of the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service Women completing casualty training in gas masks during World War II
March 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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#ThrowbackThursday 👇

From 1965 to 2025, it's fair to say our control rooms have changed a lot! Just in the last 25 years, the volume of daily 999 calls we process has risen from 3,500 to around 6,000 calls on a busy day.

Search 'LAS History' to learn more 🔎

#ThenVsNow #LAS60
Control room in 1967 Control room in 2023 Control room in 1989
April 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM