Scottish Ambulance Service

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An emergency responder from Dufftown has raised more than £11,000 for a charity close to her heart after running her first marathon.

Jenny Davidson, Technician, was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS in 2023 and was offered a place to run the London Marathon as part of a fundraiser for the Grampian Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre.

She said: “I felt this was a great opportunity to run my first marathon and raise funds for a local charity. I have been to the Grampian MS Centre for oxygen therapy, and I am currently on a treatment programme and in remission.

“I was over the moon to finish. I have always watched the marathon on TV, thinking I would like to do it one day, but I never actually thought I would achieve it.”

She raised a total of £11,064.

We wanted to share a recent Care Opinion Scotland compliment from a patient's family.
Great work from the crew!💚

Read the compliment in full here 👉 https://www.careopinion.org.uk/1444559

Current SAS Vacancies:

⭐ Trainee Ambulance Technicians – Argyll & Bute
⭐ Vaccination Team Lead – North Scotland
⭐ Neonatal Transport Nurse – Glasgow
⭐ Fleet Stock Controller – Edinburgh
⭐ Manual Handling and PMVA Trainers – Various
⭐ Civil Contingencies Response Team Instructor & SORT Paramedic - Dundee

Find out more and apply 👉 https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Home/Job

Gemma's colleague wanted to commend her for her great communication at a recent road traffic collision. Excellent work Gemma 👏

Well done to SAS staff Saoirse Killian, Katie Ross, Mia Bremner, Lauren Dunridge and Sophie Fraser who raised more than £3,500 for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance - SCAA after completing the Edinburgh Half Marathon.

Terrific effort!

Two of our emergency responders from Glasgow West have spoken about the physical and verbal abuse they have received while out on the road.

Paramedic Maria was threatened with a knife and told: 'I'm going to kill you'

Technician Chanda has faced racist abuse and repeated threats of violence while trying to care for patients.

Completely unacceptable. Our crews should be able to do their jobs free from harm and abuse.

'I'm going to kill you': The reality of abuse facing Scotland's ambulance crews The Scottish Ambulance Service recorded 369 incidents of physical or verbal assaults against staff in 2024/25 - an 11% rise on the previous year.

Well done to Katie Craig, Newly Qualified Paramedic, and Megan Mitchell, Paramedic, who completed the Edinburgh Marathon yesterday🎉🎉

They were running to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, you can donate here 👉 https://ow.ly/mtCx50Z3KYX

Today is forecast to reach up to 24 degrees in some parts of Scotland.

Make sure to enjoy the warm weather wisely by:
💧 Staying hydrated
🧴 Wearing sunscreen
⛱️ Finding shade
💚 Check on elderly relatives / neighbours

If you think you need to attend A&E but it's not life or limb threatening call NHS24 or 111.