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Service Priority, Accessibility and Quality in Rural Scotland

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ANNEX 5I: SERVICE PRIORITIES IN RSPA AREAS

SERVICE ISSUES

WORKSHOP FINDINGS

Emergency services

Angus

Dumfries & Galloway 1

East Ayrshire 1

East Ayrshire 2

Access

  • lack of police response
  • fewer police
  • ad hoc police station closures

Quality

  • volunteer fire service
  • leading to increased insurance premiums

Access

  • ambulance response times
  • lack of police
  • remote reporting leads to delays in response

Access

  • lack of police resources

Quality

  • leniency of criminal justice act encourages yob culture

Access

  • police response times

Highland

Orkney

South Ayrshire

Access

  • withdrawal of auxiliary fire service

Quality

  • quality of fire service provision

Access

  • air ambulance service

Quality

  • quality of the land ambulance vehicle

Access

  • poor out of hours healthcare service

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