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Scottish Ambulance Service
Scotland's public ambulance services / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Scottish Ambulance Service (Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Ambaileans na h-Alba) is part of NHS Scotland, which serves all of Scotland's population.[3] The Scottish Ambulance Service is governed by a special health board and is funded directly by the Health and Social Care Directorates of the Scottish Government.[4]
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Seirbheis Ambaileans na h-Alba | |
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Type | Special health board |
Established | 1 April 1995 (1995-04-01) |
Headquarters | South Gyle, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Region served | Scotland |
Chair | Tom Steele |
Chief executive | Michael Dickson OBE [1] |
Staff | 6,196 (2022)[2] |
Website | www![]() |
It is the sole public emergency medical service covering Scotland's mainland and islands; providing a paramedic-led accident and emergency service to respond to 999 calls,[5] a patient transport service which provides transport to lower-acuity patients,[6] and provides for a wide variety of supporting roles including air medical services,[7][8] specialist operations including response to HAZCHEM or CBRN incidents[9] and specialist transport and retrieval.[10]