Mark Treherne, Team Leader for the Scottish Ambulance Service, East of Scotland Special Operations Team, has been awarded the Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal. Continue reading Making his Mark: Queen’s Ambulance Medal for local team leader
Tag: Scottish Ambulance Service
Ambulance service reports big increase in Hogmanay calls
Calls on Hogmanay were up almost 40% on last year’s levels, the Scottish Ambulance service has reported. The Service experienced a big increase in demand over Hogmanay, with Control Centres receiving 2,565 calls between 7pm on 31st December and 7am on 1st January – an increase of 38.4% compared to the same time last year. Continue reading Ambulance service reports big increase in Hogmanay calls
Health Secretary praises NHS staff
Health Secretary Shona Robison has praised NHS and community staff dealing with significant extra demand during the Christmas period. Continue reading Health Secretary praises NHS staff
Joint call for new public board members
The Scottish Ambulance Service and NHS 24 have launched a nationwide recruitment drive to fill vacant positions on their public boards. Both organisations are hoping to attract interest from a broad cross-section of society, in every part of Scotland, to further enhance the mix of skills and experience on their non-executive boards. Continue reading Joint call for new public board members
“World Class” figures mark Restart a Heart Day
‘World class’ results for Scotland show innovative new approaches are working
There has been a rise in the number of people who are being successfully resuscitated following a cardiac arrest in Scotland, according to new figures. Latest Scottish Ambulance Service statistics show that, on average, 66 per cent of patients suffering a witnessed cardiac arrest by ambulance crews were successfully resuscitated and alive on arrival at hospital over the last six months. Continue reading “World Class” figures mark Restart a Heart Day
‘Win, win’: specialist paramedics to deliver more care in the community
Extra funding for the Scottish Ambulance Service will help them up-skill paramedics, treat more patients in the community and reduce the numbers requiring hospital admission. A total of £6.3 million Scottish Government funding will support delivery of the Towards 2020: Taking Care to the Patient strategy – focusing on increasing the Service’s capacity for care at home or in the community. Continue reading ‘Win, win’: specialist paramedics to deliver more care in the community
Scottish Ambulance Service launches Registration to Resuscitation camapign
The Scottish Ambulance Service is appealing to communities across Edinburgh and the Lothians to register potentially life-saving public access defibrillators on its dedicated website.
Continue reading Scottish Ambulance Service launches Registration to Resuscitation camapign
Health Secretary thanks NHS staff
Health Secretary Shona Robison has thanked some of the behind-the-scenes NHS workers who keep the health service running over the festive period. She visited staff at NHS 24 and the Scottish Ambulance Service contact centre in South Queensferry to thank them for their hard work throughout the year, and particularly over Christmas and New Year. Continue reading Health Secretary thanks NHS staff
A thousand new Paramedics to be trained
A thousand new paramedics will be trained to work in the ambulance service over the next five years, the Scottish Government has committed today. Continue reading A thousand new Paramedics to be trained
Help protect your community from bonfire tragedy
Choosing to attend only organised displays is the best way to keep yourself, your family and your community safe. Continue reading Help protect your community from bonfire tragedy