FOI 26-022 Crews on shift in South Lanarkshire
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 26-022 Crews on shift in South Lanarkshire
- Request Date
- 08 Jan 2026
- Response Date
- 23 Jan 2026
- Information Requested
I was looking for a numerical number. If there are six ambulance stations in South Lanarkshire, how many crews, signed on at the start of the morning shift on the 7/12/25.
- Response
The Scottish Ambulance Service operates as a national service, and ambulance vehicles are routinely deployed beyond their designated base locations in response to operational demand. In circumstances where the locally based ambulance is deployed elsewhere, the nearest available resource is dispatched to respond to emergency calls. This may include units from neighbouring areas or, where clinically appropriate, the use of air ambulance services.
The Scottish Ambulance Service operates with various start times and doesn’t have a definitive ‘Morning Shift’.
Between 6am and 11am on the 7th December 2025 there were 12 fully crewed emergency ambulances, 4 single crewed emergency ambulances and 4 fully crewed PRU’s ‘Paramedic Response Units’ in South Lanarkshire.
