Ambulance service in £491k funding boost

Increased investment to improve ambulance cover in Caithness has been announced.

The £491,000 is more than the £400,000 in extra investment originally planned for the service in the area. The move means that from next year the Scottish Ambulance Service will provide a 24-hour on-shift service at both Wick and Thurso. An additional vehicle will also be on duty for 16 hours between the two stations, seven days a week.

Nine new paramedic and technician jobs are also to be created by April next year.