"I welcome this move from the Mayor of London to help the London Ambulance Service reach their funding goal, giving every community better access to life-saving defibrillators. "This is a brilliant opportunity for community groups in Addiscombe one of the areas identified as a defibrillator desert - and across Croydon to step forward and host one. "By doing so, you could save a life."
New figures published by the LAS on Thursday revealed response times for ambulance crews reaching category one patients in August were the fastest since April 2022. Paramedics managed to get to the scene within six minutes and 40 seconds, marking a major success for the service, despite growing demand. This was down 20 seconds compared to August last year.
My team are working at pace to establish the full circumstances that led to this man's tragic death. Our thoughts remain with the victim's family and friends at this very difficult time. They continue to be supported by specialist officers. A crime scene remains in place and residents can expect to see increased patrols in the local area as we carry out enquiries.
James Bird, 20, from Twickenham, west London, came to the woman's aid when the train made an emergency stop and she was found unresponsive on the platform. He recognised she had gone into cardiac arrest and immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - a skill he had learned just months earlier from his mother Claire Bird, who is part of the LAS's London Lifesavers team as a community resuscitation trainer.
More than 9,700 booze-related calls were answered by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) between June and August last year and over 4,700 drug overdoses.
A busy road in Thornton Heath has been cordoned off by police following an incident. The cordon, visible at 8pm yesterday, blocked Beulah Road near the junction with Parchmore Road. Police tape ran across the road outside the post office with officers and police cars present.
