Information for patients

The Scottish Ambulance Service record and store patient information in both written and computer formats. We are bound by a strict code of confidentiality in relation to who has access to this information.

Infection Control

Minimising the risk of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) for patients is a priority for the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Leaflets

Patient and carer information leaflets (These leaflets are for use after you have been seen by an ambulance crew)
Asthma
Collapse (syncope)
Hypoglycaemia
Minor head injury (adult)
Nose bleeds (Epistaxis)
Panic attack
Seizure (fits)
Wound care
General leaflets
Health rights (accident and emergency)
Health rights (non emergency)
How the NHS protects your personal health information
Protecting personal health information
Confidetiality - your rights.  A guide for young people under 16
How to see your health records
New medicines in Scotland– who decides what the NHS can provide?
Consent
Consent (under 16)