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.
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