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3,600 people waited over eight hours for an ambulance, figures show

More than 3,000 people waited longer than eight hours for an ambulance last year, with one patient in the second most severe category waiting a day and a half, figures show. Statistics released to the Scottish Liberal Democrats under freedom of ...

04 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Woman thanks paramedics who saved son’s life after football match cardiac arrest

The mother of a 26-year-old man who had a cardiac arrest at a football game has thanked paramedics for saving his life. Joseph Higgins, of Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, was attending an Old Firm game on April 17 this year with his brother and ...

17 Aug 2022 at 18:43

Scotland

Cancelled ambulance calls up 670% as patients make own way to hospital

The number of patients cancelling ambulance calls because they have made their own way to hospital has increased by 670%, new figures show. A freedom of information request by the Scottish Liberal Democrats found the number of cancellations ...

17 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Ambulance service takes on extra staff to improve mental health care

Scotland’s national ambulance provider has taken on 21 new mental health staff members to bolster its services. The recruitment drive has been supported by the Scottish Government’s funding of £1.6 million given to the Scottish Ambulance ...

14 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Scotland

More than 7,000 doses of life-saving overdose treatment handed out

More than 7,000 kits containing a life-saving drug overdose treatment were given to Scots in three months last year. Between July 1 and September 30, official figures show, 7,219 take-home Naloxone kits were distributed. Scotland has ...

01 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scottish Ambulance Service at breaking point as waiting times soar, say Tories

Scotland’s ambulance service is at “breaking point” as the number of emergency callers waiting more than two hours soars, the Scottish Conservatives have said. It is likely the coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted the ...

25 May 2022 at 18:51

Scotland

Taxi drivers to carry naloxone to help people suffering from a drug overdose

Taxi drivers in Scotland’s capital city are to start carrying the lifesaving drug naloxone, which can help those who have suffered an opioid drugs overdose. Drugs policy minister Angela Constance welcomed the move, involving ...

24 May 2022 at 17:06

Scotland

Ambulance service recruitment hits new highs

Recruitment for the Scottish Ambulance Service hit its highest level in the past year, new figures show. The ambulance service has faced serious pressure in the past year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the military ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Ambulance boss thanks army staff for stepping up to help keep service running

Members of the armed forces have been thanked for stepping up to help keep Scotland’s ambulances on the road as the Omicron wave strained the service. The army provided drivers when the pandemic forced sores of ...

29 Mar 2022 at 20:55

Scotland

Six casualties after fire breaks out at house in Wishaw

Six casualties have been reported after a fire broke out at a house in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. The alarm was raised just before 7.30pm on Friday, with emergency services closing off Stewarton Street as they ...

28 Jan 2022 at 23:55

Scotland

Police use of anti-overdose medication has saved 53 lives, minister says

Police regularly carrying the anti-overdose medication Naloxone has led to 53 lives being saved, a minister has told MSPs. The drug, which counters the effects of overdose from opioids such as heroin, has ...

02 Feb 2022 at 13:56

Scotland

Number of zero-emissions vehicles in public sector not good enough, say Tories

Scotland’s public bodies have been challenged to set a better example, after it was revealed that less than a fifth of the fleet in key organisations is made up of zero-emissions vehicles. The Scottish ...

02 Jan 2022 at 01:25

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