Air Ambulance Service in Scotland wants your opinion
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HOW should the Air Ambulance Service operate in Scotland in the future?
The public still have time to have their say in a Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) consultation.
This will help inform the re-procurement of the Air Ambulance Service prior to its renewal.
Funded entirely by the Scottish Government, the services transfers patients living in remote, rural and island communities to and from hospital.
It also provides air ambulance support to the ScotSTAR retrieval teams and responds to 999 calls in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) role.
The service comprises two helicopters; one based in Glasgow and one in Inverness and two fixed wing aircraft; one at Aberdeen Airport and one at Glasgow Airport.
In addition to the four government-funded aircraft, the service is supplemented by two helicopters provided by Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance.
A national multi-disciplinary team of paramedics, nurses, advanced practitioners, and doctors, work together to provide a responsive service that offers timely, safe and effective care for patients.
Over 1500 people across Scotland have already provided their feedback through the consultation which launched in 2022.
Andy Moir, Air Ambulance Re-procurement Programme Director at the SAS said: “As we enter the final stage of the consultation and engagement process, we welcome feedback from everyone with views. The feedback we receive enables us to build a clear picture of the desired next generation of the Air Ambulance Service.”
If you wish to express views or opinions about any aspect of the air ambulance future service, you can email sas.airamb@nhs.scot by March 17.
A consultation and engagement report outlining progress so far is available at: airambulancefinal.pdf (scottishambulance.com)
