Emergency services respond to crashes across the Highlands
Passengers on board a minibus had a lucky escape yesterday after it went off a road on Skye.
Scottish Ambulance Service
Minibus crashes into a ditch on Skye
Passengers on board a minibus had a lucky escape this afternoon after it careered into a ditch on Skye.
Multiple casualties as bus collides with bridge in the Highlands
Police are attending a serious road traffic collision in the Highlands involving a bus, with a number of casualties so far reported.
Two killed, four injured, after car and bus collide
An elderly man and woman have died and four other people have been injured after a crash involving a bus and a car in West Lothian.
Five taken to hospital after bus crashes with car at Bathgate roundabout
Five people have been taken to hospital after a bus and a car were involved in a crash near a roundabout in West Lothian.
Highland road closed due to three-vehicle-crash
One of the north's busiest roads was closed in both directions last night following a three vehicle crash.
Lives put at risk on NC500 over vehicles blocking the road
Unions and locals have voiced fears that lives are at risk on the NC500 tourist route after occupants of two campervans clashed with an ambulance crew on a New Year’s Day call.
Emergency services in attendance at two-vehicle crash
Emergency services in Inverness are currently at the scene of a two vehicle collision on the A96. The crash, believed to have involved two cars, occurred on the A96 at Raigmore Interchange around 12.20pm today with police and paramedics both in attendance. No-one is believed to have been seriously injured as a result.
Ambulances called to prisons more than 500 times last year
Ambulances responded to 999 calls at Scotland’s jails more than 500 times last year.
Skye teen Chloe relishes first RNLI volunteer shout
A Skye teenager on-call with the RNLI over Christmas was celebrating yesterday after successfully navigating her first real shout.
Scottish Ambulance Service pays record amount in overtime to staff due to shortages
Staff shortages forced the Scottish Ambulance Service to pay record amounts in overtime costs to paramedics last year.
Paramedic overtime costs increase to new high – Conservatives
The amount of money paid in overtime costs to paramedics has hit a five-year high, according to figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives.
Three injured in crash involving lorry on M9
Three people have been injured in a crash involving an HGV.
Hospital donation from Moray ambulance worker in memory of father
A Moray family has donated £5,000 to a hospital in memory of an ambulance technician who died earlier this year.
Man dies suddenly in fishing village in Inverness area
Police have confirmed the sudden death of a man in his 40s in the Inverness area.
Ambulance crews miss response target in 90% of Turriff emergencies
Ambulance crews are missing their target response time in 90% of life-threatening emergencies in a north-east town.
‘Despicable’ theft from ambulance workers on call-out
A medical bag was stolen from ambulance workers as they responded to a call-out, in what police described as a “despicable” act.
Ambulances in crisis as staff sickness soars across the north
Ambulance services in the north are being “stretched to breaking point” as sick leave levels of paramedics soar, union chiefs have claimed.
Coastguard utilised to assist in medical transfer from Mull
A Coastguard team from Mull were tasked yesterday to assist man the landing site of a medical transfer from Bunessan.
Two-vehicle road traffic collision between Aberlour and Grantown
A two-vehicle road traffic collision between Aberlour and Grantown on the A95 brought the busy road to a close earlier today.
Busy Inverness street brought to a halt following rush hour blaze
An early morning blaze brought a busy Inverness street to a halt yesterday during rush hour.
Ambulance bosses admit shortages were to blame after a north-east man was left to die in his garden
Ambulance bosses have admitted that a man was left to die in his garden due to the threadbare state of the emergency service across the north-east.
460 assaults on Scottish ambulance staff recorded since 2015
Scottish Ambulance Service staff have been subjected to 460 verbal and physical assaults since the beginning of 2015, according to figures.
Man flown to hospital after kayak capsizes in River Spey
A Coastguard search and rescue helicopter yesterday assisted in an incident south of Aviemore where two kayakers found themselves in difficulty.
David Mundell meets Lockerbie commemoration cyclists in New York
The Scottish Secretary has met cyclists on the final stage of their journey from Lockerbie to Syracuse in the United States as the 30th anniversary of the bombing approaches.
Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team battle the elements to rescue stranded pair
Two former university friends were rescued from the Cairngorms in sub zero temperatures at the weekend.
Sickness depletes Aberdeen paramedic crews
Ambulance chiefs were forced to draft in emergency staff and risk depleting resources elsewhere after a sickness bug left its Aberdeen roster dangerously undermanned.
Parts of the Highlands left without ambulance cover as emergency situation reaches breaking point
Parts of north Scotland were left without ambulance cover when a crew signed off fatigued after responding to a blaze at Skibo Castle while another transferred a patient to Inverness, union chiefs have revealed.
Coastguard called into action twice this evening
A yacht stuck in a weir and an ill passenger both required the attention of the Coastguard this evening.
Skye man thanks ambulance service after fearing he ‘was going to die’
A motorcyclist from Skye who suffered multiple injuries in a road crash has thanked the medics who came to his aid.
One freed from two-vehicle road traffic collision on Inverness street
One person was freed from a vehicle earlier today following a two-vehicle road traffic collision on an Inverness street.
Invergordon Lifeboat launched following reports of man entering water
Rescue volunteers were launched to help two workmen in the Cromarty Firth on Thursday following reports of a man entering the water.