The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) will install new lifesaving defibrillators on all of its ambulances this year. The state of the art technology will replace existing defibrillators in a £7.5 million initiative funded by the Scottish Government Health Department. The new Laerdal HeartStart MRX machines were chosen after an extensive procurement process, which included weeks [...]
Filed under Patient Safety, Scottish Ambulance Service by on Jun 29th, 2010. Comment. 
Published Date: 18 February 2010 By Lyndsay Moss Health Correspondent MORE patients calling an ambulance in Scotland could be treated at home by paramedics rather than going to hospital, a report on the future for the service reveals. The “strategic vision” for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) over the next five years suggests more conditions [...]
Filed under Emergency care, Emergency Medicine, NHS 24, Scottish Ambulance Service by on Feb 18th, 2010. Comment.
Consultation Our aircraft do not belong to the Service but are owned and operated by a private company on a contractual basis. We have started the tender process for this contract, which expires on 31 March 2013. As part of this process and our commitment to continually improve our service, we are seeking the views [...]
Filed under Emergency care, Scottish Ambulance Service by on Oct 19th, 2009. Comment.
Delays concern voiced over air ambulance service shake-up transfer of co-ordination to central belt raises fears By Iain Ramage Published: 15/10/2009 THE air ambulance service in the north and north-east could be hit by delays from next week as the result of a communications shake-up, a staff member warned yesterday. The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) [...]
Filed under Emergency care, Scottish Ambulance Service by on Oct 15th, 2009. Comment.
