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'A disgraceful state of affairs' — Scottish Ambulance Service needs list of no-go areas to protect staff
Ambulance crews need a police escort to answer 999 calls from more than 80 addresses in Tayside and Fife because the people living there are so dangerous. (...)
Six months' detention for Brechin teenager who threatened to stab paramedics
An Angus teenager who threatened to knife two paramedics has been sent to a Young Offenders Institution for six months. (...)
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No sweat — health professionals step in to save heart attack man in Fife gym
A fitness fan was in the right place at the right time to have a heart attack. (...)
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Ambulance breaks deal finally brings 'closure' for Perthshire family
The parents of a tragic Perthshire toddler say they finally feel some ''closure'' after hearing the news a tea-break deal has been struck with the country's paramedics. (...)
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GMB wants ambulance service upgraded to full emergency status
The GMB union is to seek an upgrade in the status of the Scottish Ambulance Service from an essential service to an emergency service like police and fire rescue. (...)
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Witnesses describe shock of seeing man fall to death from Cupar flat
Witnesses have described how they watched in horror as a man plunged to his death on a busy Fife street. (...)
Pensioner suffers two broken legs in early-morning Arbroath road accident
Residents were woken by screams on an Angus street when a pensioner was seriously injured in a car collision. (...)
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Grieving mother says ambulance breaks deal gives her some comfort
A grieving Perthshire mother has welcomed changes to paramedics' tea breaks that could have saved the life of her three-year-old son. (...)
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Woman taken to Ninewells Hospital after fall near Killiecrankie
A 61-year-old woman has been recovering in hospital after falling 30 feet down an embankment in Highland Perthshire. (...)
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Man dies in suspected chemicals accident in Dundee
A man, believed to be in his 30s, has died in an incident at an industrial estate in Dundee. (...)
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Parents of tragic Crieff toddler Martyn Gray focusing on fight to change ambulance breaks
The parents of a Perthshire toddler who died while they waited for paramedics to arrive are focusing on change. (...)
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Four people injured in head-on collision
Four people were injured in an Angus accident involving an ambulance patient transfer minibus and a car. (...)
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Report praises ambulance hygiene standards but recommends greater infection control
Scotland's ambulances do not have adequate measures in place to prevent the spread of infection, a new report has warned. (...)
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Scottish Government says it is seeking 'urgent' solution to ambulance breaks problem
The Scottish Government has confirmed it has put forward a formal proposal that ambulance staff can be disturbed during a break to answer a 999 call. (...)
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Scottish Parliament condemns 'deplorable' attacks on ambulance crews
The "deplorable" number of attacks on ambulance crews in Tayside and Fife has been condemned in the Scottish Parliament. (...)
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'Shocking' number of attacks on Fife and Tayside ambulance crews
Ambulance crews in Tayside and Fife have been assaulted more than 50 times in the past three years — figures described as both "shocking" and "unacceptable". (...)
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Mandy Mathieson's family offer support for Crieff parents after Martyn Gray tragedy
The Perthshire couple whose son died while they waited for an ambulance to arrive have been contacted by another family who lost a loved one in similar circumstances. (...)
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Paramedic defends staff amid 'tea break' row
A Perthshire paramedic has claimed continued criticism of his service over the "tea break" row is ill-informed and causing a crisis in morale. (...)
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Alex Salmond's pledge on ambulance tea breaks after Martyn Gray's tragic death
First Minister Alex Salmond has vowed to change rules forcing paramedics to take tea breaks following the tragic death of a Perthshire three-year-old while waiting for an ambulance. (...)
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Man treated in hospital after being attacked and robbed in Dundee street
A man had to be taken to Ninewells Hospital by ambulance after being brutally assaulted and robbed in broad daylight in a Dundee street on Saturday. (...)
