Scottish Ambulance Service Archives

North-east councillor Mark Findlater outside Banff ambulance station.

Local

Concerns raised over increasing ambulance waiting times in parts of north-east

24/02/2021

Concerns have been raised about increasing ambulance waiting times across the north-east.

Local

‘Every second can count’: Covid slows paramedics’ response times

22/02/2021

Paramedics are being left with less time to respond to emergencies in the north-east because they are being “stuck” for longer at hospitals.

Figures show more ambulance staff are suffering with mental health problems (PA)

Scotland

Mental health sickness absences among ambulance staff up 150% in three years

21/02/2021

Absences among ambulance staff due to mental health problems have risen by more than 150% since 2017, new figures show.

Testing will now be offered twice- weekly to patient-facing primary care staff (Jane Barlow/PA)

Scotland

Routine coronavirus testing expanded to all primary care staff

17/02/2021

Coronavirus testing in Scotland has been extended to all primary care staff.

The pair of ambulance workers had both just come away from a 12-hour nightshift.

Local

Ambulance crew spend two hours getting A96 moving again after nightshift

13/02/2021

Two ambulance crew members spent two hours digging snow, pushing cars and directing traffic this morning in an effort to get the A96 moving through the snow - at the end of a 12-hour nightshift.

The man is understood to have been trying to rescue his dog at the time (PA)

Scotland

Man airlifted to hospital after falling through ice trying to rescue dog on pond

12/02/2021

A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling through ice while trying to reach his dog.

Paramedic Andrew Parker gives the vaccine to Elizabeth Robertson inside the coach (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Scotland

Modified coach used as mobile vaccine clinic in Highlands

11/02/2021

A modified coach has hit the road again to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine to residents in remote parts of Scotland.

Local

Emergency services called as van overturns on AWPR

08/02/2021

Emergency services were called earlier today to a crash on the AWPR after a van overturned.

A team from the Scottish Ambulance Service have been vaccinating those in rural communities (Scottish Ambulance Service/PA)

Scotland

Holiday coach adapted into mobile vaccination centre

05/02/2021

A specially adapted coach and a car are being used to administer Covid-19 jabs in remote parts of the NHS Tayside area.

The Scottish Ambulance Service told MSPs that mental health callouts have increased during the pandemic but response times are falling (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Scotland

Paramedics dealing with more mental health and suicide callouts, MSPs told

02/02/2021

Paramedics have been called out to increasing numbers of mental health emergencies and suicides during the pandemic, according to the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Scottish Ambulance Service are being prioritised for the coronavirus vaccine after concerns were raised by the Unite trade union (Jeff J Mitchell/PA)

Scotland

Ambulance call handlers receiving Covid vaccine after priority U-turn – Unite

19/01/2021

Scottish Ambulance Service call handlers have started to receive the coronavirus vaccine after a government U-turn allowed them to be prioritised, a union has said.

Staff who provide care in people’s homes will be tested for coronavirus from Monday (PA)

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Testing of home carers to begin next week

15/01/2021

Home carers without any coronavirus symptoms will start being tested for Covid from Monday, Jeane Freeman has announced.

Naloxone kits are to be given out in a bid to stop deaths from accidental overdoses.

Local

Aberdeen Alcohol and Drugs Action welcomes news on naloxone kits

07/01/2021

Aberdeen's Alchohol and Drugs Action group has welcomed the news that take-home naloxone kits will be given to people at high risk of accidental overdoses.