The number of paramedics who have left their positions at the Scottish Ambulance Service is at a five-year high as the coronavirus continues to strain frontline services.
Last year some 64 people stopped working as paramedics in Scotland, according to new data, and unions have warned there is nothing in place to stop staff burnout.
Overall 258 staff left or changed jobs at the SAS in 2021, a Freedom of Information request revealed, including 51 technicians, 48 drivers, and 52 in the control centre.
The service said the numbers did not necessarily represent the number of staff which had quit the service, and may include staff who had held a position to move into another job in the service like a member of the control centre moving from
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