Plea to rescue ambulance service’s stranded asset

Hundreds of ambulance technicians are appealing to the Scottish government to create a pathway that allows then to qualify as paramedics. A previous route that allowed experienced technicians to become paramedics was closed by the Scottish Ambulance Service when regulators changed the rules, dictating that only people who had completed a degree could qualify for paramedic registration. Campaigners say hundreds of experienced technicia read more…