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Scottish Ambulance Service now ACE accredited

Following a meeting with the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch on June 29, we are delighted to announce that our ACCs achieved Accredited Centre of Excellence (ACE) accreditation for the standard of its 999-call handling and supporting processes.

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SAS Celebrates International Paramedics Day

The Scottish Ambulance Service is celebrating International Paramedics Day on Saturday 8th July by saying thank you to all their hardworking and dedicated staff, and sharing some of their stories.

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Highland Spring Group donates 8,000 bottles of water to SAS

We’d like to give a massive thanks to our fantastic partners at Highland Spring for once again donating water for our hardworking crews!

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King's Ambulance Service Medal recipient announced

A Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) manager who has demonstrated exceptional leadership during her 27-year- career at SAS has been awarded the King’s Ambulance Service Medal (KAM).

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New £1.5m training facility opens at Newbridge

A new £1.5 million Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) special operations training and logistics facility was opened in Newbridge, Edinburgh yesterday (June 12).