The Scottish Ambulance Service welcomes and encourages active participation both within our decision making and our service delivery. Below are a number of ways in which you can volunteer for the Service. For all volunteering positions within the Service you will have a contact member of staff, receive appropriate training and be able to claim reasonable expenses. Any support needs will also be provided on request.
Become a member of your local Scottish Ambulance Service Patient Focus Public Involvement group, know as an “Involving People Group”
Area contacts are:
South East: Peter Connor
South West: Sean Saunders
East Central: Kenny Freeburn
West Central: Bernard Lavery
North: Steven Gorman
Apply to become a member of our National Patient Focus Public Involvement Steering Group
Contact: Jennifer Jamieson Ball
Support the Infection Control team by performing hand hygiene audits
Contact: George Spiers
Volunteer as a committee member of one of our Service Strategy Programme Boards or standing committees
Contact: Jennifer Jamieson Ball
Join one of our Community First Responder schemes, there are 120 groups across Scotland
Participate in our Annual Patient survey by contacting Debbie McGowan
Complete our 'Expression of Interest for Volunteering with the Scottish Ambulance Service' form
Alternatively, if you would like to just to be kept up to date with the Service’s activities then please email us to receive our quarterly newsletter or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.