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Press Call: New Boost for SAS's Mental Health Provision
The Scottish Ambulance Service is holding a press call in Dundee to welcome the Mental Wellbeing Minister Kevin Stewart, where he will have a chance to view the Mental Health Triage car and find out about SAS’s mental health provisions.
New boost for SAS’s mental health provision
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is boosting its mental health resources, with the recruitment of 21 new mental health staff, and the continuation of the successful Mental Health Triage cars in Dundee, Glasgow and Inverness.
Press Call - Dundee
The Scottish Ambulance Service is holding a press call in Dundee to welcome the Mental Wellbeing Minister Kevin Stewart, where he will have a chance to view the Mental Health Triage car and find out about SAS’s mental health provisions.
Young Benji's heroic act to call 999 for his mum
A six year old has been rewarded with a bravery certificate from the Scottish Ambulance Service for calling 999 for his mum during an emergency.
Man's emotional reunion with SAS lifesaver
An 85 year old man who survived a cardiac arrest after collapsing in the street has spoken of his emotional reunion with one of the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) emergency responders who saved his life.
One year and 60,000 jabs later for SAS’s Vaccination buses
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is celebrating one year of operating its drop-in Vaccination Buses, which has seen almost 60,000 jags being delivered to people across Scotland.
Five Scottish Ambulance Service staff members awarded for extraordinary acts of bravery.
Five Scottish Ambulance Service staff members have been awarded for acts of bravery.
1,000 Naloxone kits delivered by the Scottish Ambulance Service
The Scottish Ambulance Service has reached the impressive target of distributing 1,000 Take Home Naloxone (THN) kits across Scotland, since the launch of a new naloxone training programme in 2021.
SAS’s Mobile Testing Units deliver 2 million tests
The Scottish Ambulance Service’s Mobile Testing Units (MTUs) have reached the monumental milestone of delivering two million tests across Scotland, since the service was launched at the end of August 2020.
SAS Wildcat Cardiac Responders supporting local communities in the North East
A lifesaving initiative that utilises volunteers to respond to out-of-hospital cardiac arrests has been relaunched by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
New data reveals the numbers of attacks on ambulance staff
There have been over 500 verbal or physical assaults on the Scottish Ambulance Service’s staff by members of the public between January 2020 and October 2021, new data from the Service has revealed.