What is Scottish Ambulance Service?
The '''Scottish Ambulance Service''' is part of [[NHS Scotland]]. It is governed by a [[special health board]] and is funded directly by the Health and Social Care Directorates of the [[Scottish Government]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scottish Ambulance Service|url=https://www.scottishambulance.com/|access-date=2023-04-11|website=www.scottishambulance.com|language=en}}</ref> It is the sole public [[emergency]] medical service covering Scotland's [[mainland]] and [[Island|islands]]; providing a [[paramedic]]-led accident and emergency service for [[999 (emergency telephone number)|999]] calls, a [[patient transport]] service, and a wide variety of supporting roles including air medical services, specialist operations including response to hazardous substances, or [[Chemical substance|chemical,]] [[Biology|biological,]] [[Raciology|radiological]] and [[nuclear]] defence incidents and specialist transport and retrieval. When the [[NHS Scotland|Scottish National Health Service]] was set up in 1948 the [[St Andrew's Ambulance Association]] and the [[British Red Cross]] were paid to run the ambulance services. The British Red Cross stopped doing it in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History – St Andrews First Aid|url=https://www.firstaid.org.uk/about-us/our-history/|access-date=2023-04-11|website=www.firstaid.org.uk}}</ref> It has more than 1,300 [[paramedic]] staff, and 1,200 technicians. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:National Health Service]] [[Category:Scottish Government]] [[Category:Emergency services in the United Kingdom]]