Scottish Ambulance Service
The Scottish Ambulance Service is part of NHS Scotland. It is governed by a special health board and is funded directly by the Health and Social Care Directorates of the Scottish Government.[1]
It is the sole public emergency medical service covering Scotland's mainland and islands; providing a paramedic-led accident and emergency service for 999 calls, a patient transport service, and a wide variety of supporting roles including air medical services, specialist operations including response to hazardous substances, or chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence incidents and specialist transport and retrieval.
When the Scottish National Health Service was set up in 1948 the St Andrew's Ambulance Association and the British Red Cross were paid to run the ambulance services. The British Red Cross stopped doing it in 1967.[2]
It has more than 1,300 paramedic staff, and 1,200 technicians.
Scottish Ambulance Service Media
A diagrammatical representation for the prehospital elements of the Scottish trauma.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Box Ambulance of the Scottish Ambulance Service. 14, 15 and 16 plate ambulances are no longer in use. Ambulances range from 17 plates to the new 22 plate Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (2022)
Former Renault Master van ambulance pictured in 2008
A PRU (Paramedic Response Unit). A Honda CRV 4x4
Scottish Air Ambulance Beech King Air 200C registered G-SASC at Manchester Airport, England
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References
- ↑ "Scottish Ambulance Service". www.scottishambulance.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ↑ "Our History – St Andrews First Aid". www.firstaid.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-11.