FEARS that lives are being put at risk by gaps in ambulance service cover are to be raised in the Scottish Parliament.
FEARS that lives are being put at risk by gaps in ambulance service cover are to be raised in the Scottish Parliament.
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Helen Puttick Health Correspondent
Union officials are warning that crews are being spread too thinly across parts of Scotland and one-man crews are being used frequently in some areas.
During the Olympics, there were times when staff were re-located from their usual stations to Hampden Park and not replaced or replaced by one-man crews, the GMB union said.
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