Scottish Ambulance Service6 Feb 2026NHS budget plans rely on ambitious efficiency savings, warns think tankSpending strategy assumes hospitals and the ambulance service can make efficiency savings, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.6 Feb 202617 Dec 2025Man, 87, waits seven hours for ambulance on garden centre floorJames Craig waited hours for medical help after he broke his leg and hurt his hip in a fall.17 Dec 202511 Nov 2025Ambulance service recruits extra staff to ease winter pressuresThe new staff will help the NHS cope with increasing demands on emergency services.11 Nov 20255 Nov 2025Apology after footballer with knee injury waited 10 hours for ambulanceHealth Secretary Neil Gray has apologised to Charlie Fox who was seriously injured during a game on Saturday.5 Nov 202521 Oct 2025New cardiac team created for remote rural areaThe Galloway group hopes to assist in the "vital first few minutes" before ambulance crews arrive.21 Oct 202517 Oct 2025Paramedic home visits cut workloads for busy GPsA pilot in Dumfries and Galloway has paramedics visiting patients at home to free up doctors in GP surgeries.17 Oct 202525 Sep 2025Swinney apologises to injured footballer over ambulance waitCentral midfielder Brooke Paterson spent five hours lying on a cold, damp pitch in Cumbernauld waiting for an ambulance.25 Sep 202527 May 2025Police probe break-in at Moray ambulance stationThe Scottish Ambulance Service has condemned the incident in Forres, describing it 'unacceptable'. 27 May 202529 Apr 2025Some patients need conversation more than medicine29 Apr 2025...
