Kids inspect an ambulance model at Shawlands Academy

VR technology and educational escape rooms used to train students in lifesaving skills

Over 600 high school students have so far been trained in vital lifesaving skills as part of a groundbreaking pilot training programme using innovative technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and educational escape rooms.

Liam Coughlan

King's Ambulance Service Medal recipient announced

A Scottish Ambulance Service staff member who has been instrumental in developing several key projects for SAS has been awarded the King’s Ambulance Service Medal (KAM).

Baby picture of Heidi

Mum thanks SAS after medical emergency after birth

Mum and NHS worker Jude Wann thanked the staff who attended to her after she had a medical emergency at her home just two days after giving birth to baby Heidi.


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Scottish Ambulance Service to provide emergency provision at Taylor Swift concerts

The Scottish Ambulance Service will provide emergency provision for one of the biggest concerts to be held in the country – Taylor Swift’s three nights at Murrayfield.

Group of Community First Responders in front of an ambulance

SAS and St John Scotland partnership to benefit Pitlochry

Life-saving kit which includes vital first aid equipment, oxygen, and a portable AED has been presented to the newly established Pitlochry Community First Responders (CFR) group by St John Scotland.