Highland ambulance waiting times revealed
Five times more people in the Highlands are waiting over an hour an ambulance than in 2018, following an upward national trend
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Great-grandmother’s agonising ambulance wait
A long road to recovery lies ahead of Ann Ferguson who is still in the Royal Alexandra Hospital and will have to be fitted with an adjustable metal splint to give her the best chance of walking well again.
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Lismore fundraiser takes off for air ambulance
Fionn Cook organised a friendly Boxing Day football match on the island and then reorganised a re-match on New year’s Day for those who could not make the first game – raising more than £1,600 for the Scottish Air Ambulance.
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‘Arbitrary’ 500m limit set on defibs ‘will cost lives’
Scotland’s ambulance service will only tell first aiders about a lifesaving defibrillator if it’s within 500m of a heart attack victim, ‘for fear those fetching it might have a vehicle accident’, Taynuilt Community Council was told
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Defibrillator 500m rule revealed after tourist’s cardiac arrest
Inverawe Fisheries manager Charlene Servant remembered seeing a defibrillator at Taynuilt Sports Pavilion three miles away and sent colleagues to fetch it. It helped save the man’s life.
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Peter thanks his NHS heroes
Oban taxi driver Peter Miller saved tips and collected passenger donations to give to his NHS heros as a thank you for helping save his life from Covid
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Police investigate man’s death
Reports were received of a man unconscious at an address on Miller Road, Oban, around 1.25pm on Monday.
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Ambulance apologises for delay
The ambulance service blamed the delay on other crews being called out to a number of high priority calls at the same time.
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Emergency airlift from Connel
Police had to shut the road, causing tailbacks in all directions until the area was clear again.