The NHS service said ambulance control centres saw an increase of 2.2 per cent compared to the same period in 2022. Read more: Ambulance service red flags thousands of Scottish addressesJulie Carter, on-call executive director with the Scottish Ambulance Service, said: “The overall level of demand for our service over the festive period has exceeded previous years and Hogmanay was one of our busiest nights of the year. "Yet again, our staff in our control centres, on the frontline and support staff showed what an incredible group of dedicated professionals they are. “To help our staff, we’d like to remind people to please only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency." Read more: Attacks on ambulance staff soar by 20 per cent in ScotlandIt comes after reports attacks on ambulance staff have risen by nearly 20 per cent in the past year, reaching an average of almost one a day.

Source: The Herald January 01, 2024 19:22 UTC