Scottish Ambulance Service
| Scottish Ambulance Service | |
|---|---|
| Seirbheis Ambaileans na h-Alba | |
Area served by the Scottish Ambulance Service | |
| Type | Special health board |
| Established | 1 April 1995 |
| Headquarters | South Gyle, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Region served | Scotland |
| Chair | Tom Steele |
| Chief executive | Michael Dickson |
| Staff | 6,196 (2022) |
| Website | www |
The Scottish Ambulance Service (Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Ambaileans na h-Alba) is part of NHS Scotland, which serves all of Scotland's population. The Scottish Ambulance Service is governed by a special health board and is funded directly by the Health and Social Care Directorates of the Scottish Government.
It is the sole public emergency medical service covering Scotland's mainland and islands; providing a paramedic-led accident and emergency service to respond to 999 calls, a patient transport service which provides transport to lower-acuity patients, and provides for a wide variety of supporting roles including air medical services, specialist operations including response to HAZCHEM or CBRN incidents and specialist transport and retrieval.