[Stronsaylimpet] Liam McArthur calls for Kirkwall-based air ambulance

[Limpet editor]

/Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has renewed his call for a locally based air 
ambulance for Orkney:/

"This comes as the procurement of a new contract for the national air 
ambulance service gets underway.
The Scottish Ambulance Service currently operate two fixed wing aircraft 
based at Aberdeen Airport and Glasgow Airport, along with two 
helicopters based in Glasgow and Inverness. In recent years, SAS has 
also been able to incorporate the use of Scotland’s Charity Air 
Ambulance (SCAA) helicopters based at Perth Airport and in Aberdeen.
While the additional capacity created by the inclusion of the SCAA 
aircraft has been very welcome and proved to be a genuine “lifesaver”, 
Mr McArthur believes the re-tendering of the air ambulance contract 
presents an opportunity to look again at providing increased and 
improved cover for communities across the far north of Scotland and the 
islands.
More in next week’s edition of/The Orcadian/."

https://www.orcadian.co.uk/mcarthur-calls-for-locally-based-air-ambulance.
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