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 Emergency Services @ 1st SPOT UK
The Scottish Ambulance Service serves all of Scotland and is a Special Health Board funded directly by the Health Department of the Scottish Executive.
The East Anglian Ambulance Trust is part of the UK National Health Service and provides emergency care, urgent and routine patient transport services to the people of East Anglia.
St. John Ambulance, A history of First Aid and Emergency Ambulance Service at Clacton Division, National HQ and County contacts.
uk.1st-spot.net /emergencies.php

  
 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 6 Feb 1991
I spoke with the new general manager of the Scottish ambulance service recently and have provided an additional £8 million to strengthen the service in rural areas by eliminating single manning, to increase the numbers of ambulance men with paramedical skills and to fund the new helicopter service.
Scottish taxpayers could meet the full cost of the new assembly if they wished, but I believe that when the figure became known, the case for keeping things as they are would be unanswerable.
The Scottish National party left fairly quickly, the Greens left more recently, and now it sounds as though the Liberal Democrats may be leaving, despite the fact that their position in the opinion polls suggests that they would probably remain members of almost anything that would have them.
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199091/cmhansrd/1991-02-06/Orals-2.html   (2554 words)

  
 sarbadata
Member Bengal Ambulance Corps, saw active service in WW-1 at Mesopotamia.
Former Professor of Sanskrit, Scottish Church College, Calcutta.
Renowned Surgeon, Founder Bengal Ambulance Corps (WW II), Co-founder of R G Kar Hospital, Calcutta
www.sarbadhikari.com /sarbadata.htm   (425 words)

  
 Scottish Ambulance Service
The Scottish Ambulance Service serves all of Scotland and is a Special Health Board funded directly by the Health Department of the Scottish Executive.
We are the frontline of the NHS in Scotland and cover the largest geographic area of any ambulance service in the UK.
We have two main functions - the provision of an Accident and Emergency service to respond to 999 calls and the Non-Emergency Service, which performs an essential role in taking patients to and from their hospital appointments.
www.scottishambulance.com   (185 words)

  
 First World War.com - Prose & Poetry - Robert Service
Service was born on 16 January 1874 in Preston, Lancashire the son of a Scottish bank clerk and English factory owner's daughter.
During the First World War he volunteered for service with an ambulance unit for two years before becoming a war correspondent for the Toronto Star.
Robert William Service (1874-1958) was a Canadian wartime correspondent, novelist and poet.
www.firstworldwar.com /poetsandprose/service.htm   (384 words)

  
 Robert William Service
Robert William Service was born on January 16, 1874 to a Scottish bank clerk and the daughter of an English factory owner.
Here Service found the western life he had sought, with its balance of a frontier sort of social life and the solitude of the northern woods.
The flood gates opened, Service wrote so many poems over the next few months that he decided to publish them and found a publisher who would pay a 10% royalty, and Songs of a Sourdough (reissued as The Spell of the Yukon) was published to some success.
www.artdamage.com /service.htm   (631 words)

  
 Robert William Service
Robert William Service was born on January 16, 1874 to a Scottish bank clerk and the daughter of an English factory owner.
Here Service found the western life he had sought, with its balance of a frontier sort of social life and the solitude of the northern woods.
During his wanderings Service had spent much time reading and dreaming and one day he was invited to recite at a church concert.
www.artdamage.com /service.htm   (631 words)

  
 Robert William Service
Robert William Service was born on January 16, 1874 to a Scottish bank clerk and the daughter of an English factory owner.
Here Service found the western life he had sought, with its balance of a frontier sort of social life and the solitude of the northern woods.
The flood gates opened, Service wrote so many poems over the next few months that he decided to publish them and found a publisher who would pay a 10% royalty, and Songs of a Sourdough (reissued as The Spell of the Yukon) was published to some success.
www.artdamage.com /service.htm   (631 words)

  
 Mobilisation
I believe that Albert was recruited during this first phase, and assigned to 'A' Section of 27th Field Ambulance (RAMC) which was attached to 9th (Scottish) Division.
Active service commenced on 7th May 1915, three days before the rest of the 9th Division, when the unit was transported to Southampton and shipped to Le Havre on Mount Temple and SS Queen Alexandria.
The individuals mentioned would be of particular interest to those studying the family histories of members of the 9th Division, the Scottish contingents of Kitchener's New Army and the South African Brigade:
freepages.military.rootsweb.com /~hoddy/mobil.htm   (467 words)

  
 Public Bodies
They include bodies as diverse as The Health and Safety Executive, The Funding Agency for Schools, Ambulance Services and the Environment Agency, the Council on Tribunals and the Measurement Advisory Committee.
Non-departmental public bodies in the UK are diverse, and there are many covering executive public bodies, advisory public bodies, health service bodies and tribunals.
They have a wide range of functions covering all aspects of life - from agriculture to employment and education, from health to transport.
www.carlton-group.co.uk /b6pbpg1.html   (467 words)

  
 My Scottish Ancestors
A photograph taken after the war portrays him as a lieutenant in the Essex Scottish Regiment, wearing the General Service Medal and Victory Medal.
He also spent two and a half years with the ambulance corps of the Kent Regiment.
After their marriage, Edward and Rosa evidently returned to his regiment’s base in
www.arts.uwaterloo.ca /~lcurchin/scottish.html   (1503 words)

  
 My Scottish Ancestors
A photograph taken after the war portrays him as a lieutenant in the Essex Scottish Regiment, wearing the General Service Medal and Victory Medal.
He also spent two and a half years with the ambulance corps of the Kent Regiment.
After their marriage, Edward and Rosa evidently returned to his regiment’s base in
arts.uwaterloo.ca /~lcurchin/scottish.html   (1503 words)

  
 The 15th (Scottish) Division in 1914-1918
10th (Service) Bn, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (joined September 1914)
15th Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop (on 9 April 1916, absorbed by Divisional Train)
Established by the Scottish Command, September 1914, as part of K2.
www.1914-1918.net /15div.htm   (1503 words)

  
 Badges and buttons for sale at Railway Lines, Gloucester Antique Centre
Gold medallion, "LONDON MIDLAND SCOTTISH RAILWAY AMBULANCE CENTRE" to front, "T.GORDON 1940" to rear
Nickel 'rope design' cap badge, "LMS", London Midland Scottish Railway
Nickel lapel badge, St John Ambulance, Great Western Railway Centre
www.gloucesterrailwayana.com /badges.htm   (1503 words)

  
 Caithness CWS - Eye On - Health Services In Caithness - 7 February 2004 Assembly Rooms
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm (3 December 2003): Some of the additional funding will be used by the Scottish Ambulance Service to respond to the changes to the nature of demand on the service arising from the review of maternity services in the area.
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm (16 December 2003): Included within the expected changes to the nature of demand on ambulance services in the area is the assumption that more expectant mothers may require to be transferred to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm (25 November 2003): The report of the expert group on acute maternity services (EGAMS) stated that one-to-one midwifery care should be the norm for all women during labour and childbirth.
www.caithness.org /eyeon/healthservicesincaithness/7february2004.htm   (1827 words)

  
 UK Air Ambulance Operators
In April 1999, the Automobile Association (AA), the UK's biggest motoring organisation, announced that it was to help sponsor all of the existing Air Ambulances in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and also assist in the introduction of similar services in other parts of the country.
The Scottish Air Ambulance continues to be funded by the Scottish Office.
Originally the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance (Lincolnshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust), later combined with the Nottinghamshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust to form the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.
www.aeroflight.co.uk /misc/blues2.htm   (825 words)

  
 Edinburgh Evening News - Scotland - Minister to see swamped casualty unit
Ambulance staff based at the hospital as part of new moves to make sure the non-emergency ambulance service is used as efficiently as possible will also meet Mrs Mulligan.
STAFF at a hard-pressed casualty department in Lothian will meet Deputy Health Minister Mary Mulligan on Monday to discuss progress on revamping the service.
The department, opened about a decade ago when only 21,000 patients were expected per year, is being extended through a £2.6 million Scottish Executive grant.
www.edinburghnews.com /scotland.cfm?id=839902002   (825 words)

  
 HibsSafetyPolicyforSpecSafety.doc
Where the number of Spectators is expected to exceed 5,000, the Club will arrange with the Scottish Ambulance Service for the attendance of an accident and emergency ambulance, manned by two Ambulance Personnel, one of who must be a Paramedic.
Controlled copies of the Contingency Plan are circulated to the Safety Personnel, Club Management and Emergency Services.
Where the number of Spectators is expected to exceed 2,000, liaise with the Club Doctor to arrange for the attendance of a Crowd Doctor trained and experienced in immediate care, to be present.
www.scottishfa.co.uk /res/documents/SFAPublication/NationalClubLicensing04-05/ClubActivity/Safety/Hibs/HibsSafetyPolicyforSpecSafety.doc   (3202 words)

  
 :: Airlines Industry News :: Aeroplanes, Airlines and Much More
Air ambulance services were established in 1967 covering Coll, Colonsay, Oronsay, Mull and Oban, and Loganair continues to proudly maintain its relationship with the Scottish Ambulance Service, and to continually provide air ambulance cover with dedicated Britten-Norman Islander aircraft at Glasgow, Kirkwall and Lerwick.
It operates scheduled services under a British Airways franchise in mainland Scotland and to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles, as well as to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Almost immediately, it was apparent that there was a demand for scheduled services in addition to the primary role as an air taxi, and as such Loganair’s fleet grew.
airlines.news-axis.com   (3202 words)

  
 2001archive Charles Cameron
Among those attending the service were representatives from Edinburgh Magic Circle, Lothian M.C., Scottish Conjurors Association, Paisley M.C., Kircaldy M.C., Perth M.C., The Scottish Association of Magical Societies and of course The Magik Club.
Noticing that his skin color was changing for the worse, she phoned for an ambulance and Charles was rushed to hospital where he died about 10-45.
As if this was not enough, Charles was also well known and respected for his great charity work throughout Edinburgh with a special mention of The Poppy Day Appeal when he 'rattled his can'.
www.dragonskull.co.uk /2001archive_charles.htm   (3202 words)

  
 Tayside Safety Camera Partnership Homepage
TSCP is a partnership of Angus Council, Dundee City Council, Perth and Kinross Council, the Scottish Executive and Tayside Police with support from NHS Tayside, Tayside Fire Brigade and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
The Tayside Safety Camera Partnership (TSCP) was launched in July 2003 with the aim of reducing the number of road casualties on Tayside’s roads by encouraging and educating motorists to drive within permitted speed limits.
It will do this by clearly promoting the objectives of the scheme and through the use of safety cameras situated in areas where there is a proven incidence of collisions and excessive speed
www.safetayside.co.uk   (320 words)

  
 Wick Airport
Buses are available to most towns and villages in Caithness as well as Scottish Citylink services to Inverness.
Aircraft operations are supported by an Air Traffic Control Service while on call services to air ambulance and search and rescue flights are assisted by a Flight Information Service Officer.
The bus station and train station are situated near Wick town centre, approximately 1.5 miles from the airport.
www.hial.co.uk /wick-airport.html   (320 words)

  
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of Women and War Work, by Helen Fraser
The Scottish Command was represented and lent the gun-carriage on which the coffin was borne and the Union Jack which covered it.
The prices are very reasonable, and in most cases only cover cost of food and service, soup and bread is 4 cents—cut from joint and two vegetables, 12 to 16 cents.
John's ambulance had the same system of ambulance workers and V.A.D.'s to call on.
www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/4/6/7/14676/14676-h/14676-h.htm   (16463 words)

  
 Tayside Safety Camera Partnership Homepage
TSCP is a partnership of Angus Council, Dundee City Council, Perth and Kinross Council, the Scottish Executive and Tayside Police with support from NHS Tayside, Tayside Fire Brigade and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
The Tayside Safety Camera Partnership (TSCP) was launched in July 2003 with the aim of reducing the number of road casualties on Tayside’s roads by encouraging and educating motorists to drive within permitted speed limits.
Following the success of eight pilot projects throughout the UK, including one in the Strathclyde police area, the Government invited other partnerships to participate in the initiative.
www.safetayside.co.uk   (320 words)

  
 Tayside Safety Camera Partnership Homepage
TSCP is a partnership of Angus Council, Dundee City Council, Perth and Kinross Council, the Scottish Executive and Tayside Police with support from NHS Tayside, Tayside Fire Brigade and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
While the cost in terms of time and resources to the emergency services and the NHS is considerable, the human cost – the trauma, grief and pain caused as a result of a collision - is immeasurable.
The Tayside Safety Camera Partnership (TSCP) was launched in July 2003 with the aim of reducing the number of road casualties on Tayside’s roads by encouraging and educating motorists to drive within permitted speed limits.
www.safetayside.co.uk   (320 words)

  
 Major Incident Unit
The devolved responsibility for the decontamination of casualties rests with the Scottish Ambulance Service who, subject to operational requirements, might devolve operational responsibility for the provision to decontaminate casualties to the Fire Service.
The Mass Decontamination Equipment is carried in cages which can be removed by the Moffat Mounty Fork lift on the Grampian, Lothian and Borders and Strathclyde MIUs and on wheeled cages which can be pushed onto the tail gate lift and then wheeled to the scene on the Central Scotland IRU.
Also carried on the appliance for decontamination purposes is a Firefighter Decontamination Unit, a quantity of fully encapsulated gas suits, dis-robe and re-robe packs along with detection and monitoring equipment.
www.btinternet.com /~graeme.kirkwood/SFB/MIU.htm   (320 words)

  
 UK Soldiers Casualties British Scottish Irish Welsh Australian Iraq War
He had seen service in Northern Ireland, Germany and the UK and was part of the mortar platoon.
August 14: 1 dead - Killed in a bomb attack on a British military ambulance in Basra
August 23: 3 dead - Killed during an attack by gunmen on a British military ambulance in Basra.
www.worldmessenger.20m.com /brits.html   (1999 words)

  
 icBirmingham - Two feared dead in plane crash
The light aircraft had set off from Glasgow to Campbeltown Airport and was due to pick up a child who needed medical treatment, a spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said.
A spokesman for RAF Rescue Centre, Kinloss, confirmed the air ambulance had been on its way to pick up an 11-year-old boy "with severe abdominal pains" who was to be taken to a hospital in Glasgow.
Wreckage is being investigated in the sea close to Campbeltown airport, off the Mull of Kintyre.
icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0200nationalnews/tm_objectid=15294852&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=two-feared-dead-in-plane-crash-name_page.html   (1999 words)

  
 Station signs for sale at Railway Lines, Gloucester Antiques Centre
London Midland Scottish Railway Ambulance Centre gold medal with ribbon, rear inscribed "DR B W HOGARTH", gold hallmarked
Enamelled badge, "GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY RAILWAY SERVICE", to show on essential service during WW1
Great Northern Railway "G R BEWARE OF TRAINS" ('N' of GNR is missing as is common), white lettering, red background, white raised border, 21"x13.5"
www.gloucesterrailwayana.com /gallery.htm   (1999 words)

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