Ambulance
Ambulance is a report on BBC1. Life and death decisions on the frontline. From control rooms to the crews on the street, meet the people making sure every second counts. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 24 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2026.
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Ambulance
Alistair attends to Paul, who has fallen onto concrete from a ladder. The specialist paramedic must assess his multiple injuries and reassure his patient, who fears he is dying.
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The team in ambulance control try to assist paramedics Sam and Sophie, who are deep in woodland struggling to locate a patient they’ve been told has had a fit while out on a walk.
Central Leeds crew, Nagina and Mo, are called to a scene where police are negotiating an end to a siege at which a man is threatening to harm himself and the officers attending.
Critical care paramedic Matt administers pain relief to patient Neil before he is rushed to hospital, where doctors will assess him for suspected head and neck injuries.
Alan watches on as crewmates Tracey and Lauren help his wife Jean from the floor of their caravan. Alarm bells ring as checks reveal she is suffering from life-threatening sepsis.
A persistent and abusive caller causes major disruption for the team in control, and crewmates Sarah and Louise are shaken after an attack on them by a patient having a seizure.
Series 15
Every second counts as critical care paramedic Zach tries to stabilise an 11-year-old boy who has been seriously injured in a multi-car crash.
Critical care paramedic Nick is dispatched to a 78-year-old man who was found collapsed at home. Surrounded by the patient’s family, Nick must deliver some heartbreaking news.
Ingleton crew Barney and Chloe are dispatched to a woman who is discovered collapsed at a bus stop and are shocked to discover how and why she got there.
Every parent’s worst nightmare unfolds when five-year-old Harry is hit by a car. Paramedics battle through rush hour traffic to reach him.
As hospitals in North Yorkshire face overwhelming pressure, Adam and Joe prove laughter is the best medicine as they care for an elderly patient suffering from stroke symptoms.
Bailey is left shaken by the sudden decline of a regular patient, who is in a mental health crisis after discovering the shelter he lives in is closing down.
Series 13
In south west London, Martin attends a child hit by a car, while dispatchers Ed and Webster work tirelessly to get ambulances to patients as hospitals reach full capacity.
It’s a run of night shifts for the London Ambulance Service, and delays are on the rise. Despite intensifying pressure, paramedic Rob uses his Essex charm to put every patient at ease.
Multiple specialist resources rush to help patients injured after a shooting on a busy street in Clapham, while paramedics care for elderly patients reluctant to accept help.
Dispatchers Karen and Lucy face an overwhelming surge of urgent calls, while crews out on the road grow frustrated by frequent callers taking up valuable emergency resources.
Emergency medical technician Ellis draws on his own personal experiences to help a patient struggling with alcohol addiction as the spring budget for 2024 is announced.
London Ambulance Service manage a multi-storey flat fire and face the impact of assaults, both on patients and themselves.
Series 14
Patient Ron suddenly stops breathing whilst visiting London from the Isle of Wight. With his condition critical, a bystander intervenes to try to save his life.
Call handler Caelainn and her colleagues are sexually harassed by a persistent caller using a withheld number, which makes it hard to block his repeated calls.