Posted: 15th February 2024
GMB@SAS Branch would like to express our huge gratitude to Steve Rice who is standing down as Chair of the GMB National Ambulance Committee (NAC) after 16 years.
Steve was a pioneer in the creation of the Ambulance Service Union (ASU), prior to it’s merger with GMB in 2008. Following on from this, under Steve’s…
Posted: 4th February 2024
Dear member GMB would like to remind all members that they are entitled to be paid as if at work (PAIAW) if they are off sick on a public holiday that they were rostered to have worked. Any member who was off sick on any of the recent Christmas or New Year public holidays should…
Posted: 2nd February 2024
GMB@SAS Branch National update – JAN 2024 ANNUAL LEAVE GMB can confirm it has been accepted nationally that carry over of leave can be up to 1 week (37.5 hours). This was discussed and agreed on Monday of this week with confirmation that our interpretation of the NHS Scotland…
Posted: 22nd December 2023
Well done to everybody who recently took part in our Christmas joke competition. The winners were selected at the end of our December quarterly Shop Stewards meeting and have all been contacted. All have received a payment of £30.00.
The winners came from Clydebank Station, Edinburgh City Station, Edinburgh WFP, Falkirk and East ACC. Our…
Posted: 12th December 2023
GMB@SAS North Region Lead Steward Sarah McIntosh is to run the London Marathon in April 2024, in aid of Scotland’s Animal Welfare Charity, the Scottish SPCA. GMB@SAS have donated £200 towards Sarah’s fundraising efforts and we wish her all the best, both with her training and the big race itself (as long as it doesn’t…
Posted: 10th November 2023
GMB@SAS Branch were delighted to be able to support Olivia’s Medical Fund
Olivia aged 8, has been bravely facing a challenging medical condition called Doose Syndrome that has necessitated extensive and costly treatments. As the weight of medical expenses has mounted, GMB@SAS Branch has rallied behind Olivia and her family demonstrating the incredible power of…
Posted: 8th November 2023
GMB@SAS Branch have continued their sponsorship of the Edinburgh South Community Football Club 2012 age group this season. The team have benefitted from Home, Away and training kits as a result of this. The Branch are pleased to be able to help such a well run club which are such an important…
Posted: 15th October 2023
Dear member
GMB members eligible to vote on the rest period consultative ballot have voted 93% in favour of taking industrial action. This should send a clear message to SAS that our members have had enough of non compliance with their legal right to a rest period.
Up until now, the test of change in…
Posted: 3rd October 2023
Dear member
Please click on the link below to view a research paper on scoop stretchers and how they are affected by outside ambient temperatures. This research has been led by Anthony Haley, a Paramedic based at Penicuik Ambulance Station in Midlothian. The paper was published in the August Edition of the Journal of Paramedic…
Posted: 22nd July 2023
Our colleague Stuart Mcowan, formerly a Paramedic in Edinburgh and now a Team Leader at East SORT, is doing the Aberfeldy middle distance triathlon on 20th August 2023. This is to raise funds for The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC) who provided him with tailored support at the Police Rehabilitation Centre following a total left hip replacement in 2021.…