The Scottish Ambulance Service is bringing in a range of extra initiatives this winter, including new frontline staff, ambulances and enhancements to 999 call centre operations.

10/11/2023

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland has partnered with the Scottish Ambulance Service and the Resuscitation Research Group at the University of Edinburgh (RRG) to launch a pilot service on Wednesday 1st November to support those who witness or provide CPR to someone who experiences cardiac arrest at home or in the community.

07/11/2023

Skye-based cousins, Steve Brealey and Bridget Little, have racked up over 2,000 hours on call as Community First Responders (CFRs) in the Glendale area of Skye.

30/10/2023

The Restart a Heart campaign starts on 16 October, a  lifesaving initiative aiming to help save more lives across Scotland by teaching people vital resuscitation skills which can be used if someone goes into cardiac arrest. 

16/10/2023

Over 3,000 people in Scotland have an out of hospital cardiac arrest every year and every second counts. The public can help by dialling 999, starting CPR – or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - and using a defibrillator it can help save lives.

06/10/2023