Government calls for military assistance as service faces ‘unprecedented’ pressure
Soldiers will be drafted in to drive Scottish ambulances, the head of the ambulance service has confirmed, after reports of a succession of harrowing cases where patients have endured lengthy waits.
The Scottish ambulance service chief executive, Pauline Howie, told BBC Radio Scotland on Friday that logistical staff would also be made available to support paramedics and technicians, and that details would be worked out in the coming days as the service faced “unprecedented” pressure.
