Concerns raised over increasing ambulance waiting times in parts of north-east
Concerns have been raised about increasing ambulance waiting times across the north-east.
Concerns have been raised about increasing ambulance waiting times across the north-east.
Paramedics are being left with less time to respond to emergencies in the north-east because they are being “stuck” for longer at hospitals.
Absences among ambulance staff due to mental health problems have risen by more than 150% since 2017, new figures show.
Coronavirus testing in Scotland has been extended to all primary care staff.
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.
A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling through ice while trying to reach his dog.
A modified coach has hit the road again to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine to residents in remote parts of Scotland.
Emergency services were called earlier today to a crash on the AWPR after a van overturned.
A specially adapted coach and a car are being used to administer Covid-19 jabs in remote parts of the NHS Tayside area.
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 call handlers have started to receive the coronavirus vaccine after a government U-turn allowed them to be prioritised, a union has said.
Home carers without any coronavirus symptoms will start being tested for Covid from Monday, Jeane Freeman has announced.
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.
Anti-overdose drug Naloxone will be given to high-risk drug users in take-home kits as part of a Government scheme.
Two people have been injured in a two-car crash near Huntly.
Around 200 ambulance staff in the north-east have had to take time off because of Covid-19, new figures show.
A man has admitted making nuisance calls to the emergency services just days after being convicted of the same offence.
A female walker was airlifted to hospital after sustaining an ankle injury this afternoon.
Paramedics in Scotland are suffering from soaring rates of stress-related illness as the life-saving teams struggle with rising demands.
NHS Grampian has apologised after it emerged ambulances transferring emergency patients are being forced to wait outside hospitals for hours.
A crime-fighting boss disappears without a trace – kidnapped by gangsters on the other side of the world.
The family of a man who tragically died in a road crash on Friday have described him as a loving husband and devoted dad, granda and brother.
Staff at an Aberdeen ambulance station have tested positive for Covid.
Emergency services were called out to assist after a man was struck by a bus in Aberdeen yesterday afternoon.
A man has died days after being hit by a van on the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow.
A man was seriously injured after being hit by a van on the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow.
A north-east charity is to hold a luxury online auction.
A north-east street remains closed this morning following a gas explosion.
A man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a crash between a tractor and a van.
A two-car crash closed a section of the A90 this afternoon.