WATCH: Ambulance chief exec meets with grieving Moray parents
Review process hopes to learn from errors which led to costly delays
Moray MSP Richard Lochhead has met with the chief executive of the Scottish Ambulance Service Pauline Howie, following concerns raised by the parents of Keiran McKandie.
The 16-year-old Elgin Academy pupil was killed in March when his mountain bike collided with a car on the B9010 near his home at Miltonduff.
Paramedics took half-an-hour to arrive from Dr Gray's in Elgin to treat Keiran who sadly died as a result of the collision.
Scottish Ambulance Service chief executive Pauline Howie has met with his parents...
As for her talks with the Moray MSP, Ms Howie said: "We discussed the need for more resources here in Moray and I was pleased to be able to advice Mr Lochhead that there will be an additional five emergency positions appointed here this year"
"We also discussed the need to review the protocols for handover arrangements of patients between ambulances and the emergency departments and also the protocols for transfers to Aberdeen RI"
"There's no doubt we've seen an increase in demand - across the whole country - and Moray's no different to that, so we're really pleased the government's investing additional resources into the Scottish Ambulance Service"
"We also welcome the announcement of another 1000 paramedics being trained for the Scottish Ambulance Service over the next five years - and Moray will get its share of those"