Scottish Ambulance News

10 May 2024

Buckie staff to feature on latest episode of BBC's Paramedics on Scene

Buckie staff to feature on latest episode of BBC's Paramedics on Scene: processed-16AF7C55-8CE7-47D3-BA2C-7BCFF607F2D2

Frontline Buckie staff members from the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) will appear on a new series of Paramedics on Scene, which airs on Sunday.

Vicki Sutherland, Paramedic Team Leader and Elaine Mair, Technician, will feature alongside SAS’s Air Ambulance team, East and North Ambulance Control Centres (ACC) and Aberdeen and Dunfermline frontline crews.

Vicki and Elaine said: “Working alongside the camera crew was a great experience. Our job allows us to be a part people’s lives often at their most challenging and terrifying moments. It really puts life into perspective and makes you appreciate those close to you that little bit more.

“The show allows the public to see elements of this and get a feel for the work we do. Even if we only make a positive difference to one person during a shift, it makes the job worthwhile."

Season Five of Paramedics on Scene is on BBC Scotland at 9am on Sunday and repeated at 8pm on Tuesday. It is also available on BBC iPlayer.

The next episode features Air ambulance paramedics attending to a road traffic collision, an ambulance crew helping a man who has suffered a leg injury, while another crew is called to a woman who has fallen at home.

Contact Information

Scottish Ambulance Press Office
sas.press@nhs.scot

Notes to editors

Elaine and Vicki pictured with Sean De Francesco of Firecrest

  • The Scottish Ambulance Service employs over 5000 highly skilled staff.
  • We provide an emergency ambulance service to a population of over 5 million people, serving all mainland and island communities.
  • Our Patient Transport Service also takes around 1 million patients to and from hospital.
  • Each year, we respond to over 1.5 million calls for assistance.
  • Over 600,000 of these are emergency and unscheduled incidents.
  • We transfer around 90,000 patients between hospitals.
  • Our air ambulance service undertakes around 3,500 missions.
  • Our ScotSTAR service transfers 2,500 of Scotland's most seriously ill patients each year.
  • We are assisted by over 1,200 volunteers, such as our community first responders.