03 May 2020

Death in Service

Pauline Howie, Chief Executive of the Scottish Ambulance Service, said: “It is with very great sadness to report the news that one of our dear colleagues from the Scottish Ambulance Service has tragically passed away after contracting COVID-19.

“The staff member, a Paramedic in the West Region, sadly passed away in hospital on Saturday (May 2). On behalf of everyone at SAS, I would like to offer my heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to the family. Our focus will be on supporting them during this very difficult time.

“I would also like to thank our NHS Scotland colleagues for the compassionate care they have shown our friend during their illness.

“I know there will be many people within the Service who will be affected by this very tragic news and we are working to support our staff. ”

Out of respect for the family, no further details will be provided at this stage.

Contact Information

Edward Earl
edward.earl@nhs.scot

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.