Opening of Macduff ambulance station after £250,000 overhaul
A Moray town marked the opening of its new ambulance station yesterday following a £250,000 upgrade.
The depot at Dufftown has doubled in size with the aim of providing greater support to paramedics working in some of Scotland’s “most challenging conditions.”
The expansion works were authorised by the Scottish Ambulance Service and its chairman David Garbutt formally opened the new centre.
Mr Garbutt said: “Our ambulance teams in Dufftown respond to patients in some of the most challenging conditions in the country during the winter months, treating and transferring patients over long distances.
“The investment has created a modern, high quality building and fit for purpose working environment that provides additional facilities for staff’s continued professional development.”
Nine employees work out of the station, responding to about 400 emergencies and urgent requests from doctors to transfer patients to hospital every year.
The new building meets all the required NHS standards for the control of infection with improved laundry, sluice and vehicle cleaning facilities, as well as additional rooms to allow space for learning.
