Ambulance workers have backed strike action in a dispute over rest breaks, warning of risks to patients when staff are "literally exhausted". The GMB, Unite and Unison unions said 80% of members ...

Military personnel, Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Ambulance Service have taken part ...

Scottish paramedics have launched plans to grant dying patients one last meaningful journey to a place of personal significance. Wish Ambulance Scotland has been founded by advanced paramedic Kieran ...

Work is already under way to recruit 269 newly qualified paramedics Almost 100 new ambulance staff will help the NHS cope with increased winter pressures, the Scottish health secretary has announced.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited The number of faults reported with ambulance equipment in Scotland reached a record high ...

SCOTLAND’S overworked ambulance crews could walk off the job amid warnings “lives are being put at risk”. Emergency medics have warned their non-stop shifts are resulting in real safety risks for both ...

Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) has unveiled what it describes as the UK's most advanced medical transport helicopter. The charity said the hi-tech aircraft will replace its current helicopter ...

Regional Scottish airline Loganair is working with the Scottish Ambulance Service to convert its Twin Otter aircraft into a flying ambulance with isolation pods to transport coronavirus patients. The ...

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