This is NOT part of the job ⬇️😡Our #EastLondon crews are on shift when the distressing sounds of a patient attacking a colleague fills their radios. | London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

86 reactions · 62 shares | Turkish police fired at an ambulance in Sirnak which was on its way to help wounded people, and the ambulance driver was shot dead. Turkey is a country where police shoots at ambulances on their way to help injured Kurdish civilians, and where civilians end up helping the ambulance team, risking their own lives. | Save Kobane | Facebook

Behind the laughs and the sirens is a harder reality. Our ambulance crews and call handlers are verbally abused or violently assaulted every single day. This year alone at London Ambulance Service NHS Trust: 🚑 53% of ambulance crews report being physically attacked 🚑 44% report experiencing sexual harassment 🚑 562 frontline staff have been assaulted three or more times in just 12 months 🍺 Alcohol and drugs are involved in around 40% of incidents This Christmas, the best gift you can give us

Jonathan tells us about working for #TeamLAS as an international recruit and why he’s worked for us for 7 years! If you are an Australian newly qualified paramedic looking for an international opportunity ⏩ Apply now closing date 1st May https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9308-22-2105 The Service is hoping to recruit 500 paramedics this year, to cope with increased demand across London. As well as applicants from overseas, we have also developed a successful apprenticeship programme t