SAS seek to recruit eight people as retained ambulance technicians, to be based in Brae, Shetland

Morale is rock bottom with paramedics saying they are bullied, harassed or discriminated against more than other NHS employees

cemetery visitor who drunkenly abused ambulance crew members has been placed on probation for two years

Ambulance staff are aiming to respond quicker to emergencies – by using push bikes

The Scottish Ambulance Service had 87 people absent for over a month. And NHS 24 – on the front-line dealing with swine flu inquiries – had 32 on long-term sick leave

A Fraserburgh ambulance worker, who blew the whistle on a colleague for refusing to attend a 999 call because he was on his tea break, has been demoted

Shetland could get a further three ambulances should a group of islanders proposing a community run service succeed with their ambition

A woman who took a seizure in a bus stop at Raigmore Hospital had to wait for an ambulance – rather than receiving treatment immediately from medics working yards away in the accident and emergency unit

The Scottish Ambulance Service said there had been 334 collisions – 67 of them during 999 missions

The First Minister welcomed the news but critics pointed out that the figures included untrained volunteers who attend the scenes of medical emergencies