Press Call: Cabinet Secretary officially opens new £1.5 million Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) special operations training and logistics facility.

When: Monday 12 June, 11.20am

Where: Unit 5, Newbridge One Industrial Park, Cliftonhall Road, Newbridge, Edinburgh, EH28 8PW

The Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Michael Matheson, will open a new £1.5 million special operations training and logistics facility, and hear how the facility will be used for a range of training exercises, including how to respond to major incidents. A Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) decontamination demonstration will also take place.

Invited media will have a chance to interview:

  • Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
  • Pauline Howie OBE, Chief Executive of the Scottish Ambulance Service

Please note, coverage will be embargoed until 00.01 on Tuesday 13 June.

Grateful if you can RSVP by 3pm today.

Contact Information

Scottish Ambulance Press Office

sas.press@nhs.scot