Highly-skilled ambulance staff responding to life-saving emergencies is what matters most, says Assembly

Victoria Borwick AM, Chair of the London Assembly?s Health and Public Services Committee, today responded to discussions on closer working between the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade^[1] by emphasising that, as well as the speed of the response, it is essential that highly-qualified medical professionals are there to treat the patient.

?As our recent report^[2] highlighted, it is no longer the case that the London Ambulance Service just transports patients to hospital.

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