More than 350 paramedics, technicians and care assistants will join the service by March 2022.
Between October and November, 179 new staff will have joined the Scottish Ambulance Service and a further 177 will be recruited by March 2022.It brings the current total of frontline staff to 3266.Scottish Ambulance Service chief executive Pauline Howie said it was one of the most significant periods of pressure on the NHS since its inception.
She said: "We know that there will be little let up in those pressures over the next few months so we are accelerating our efforts to increase capacity and do everything we can to support staff.Ms Howie said the service was taking a range of actions to reduce waits, including working closely with NHS boards to address hospital turnaround times.
The ambulance service said there had been a rise in the 30-day survival rate for the most seriously ill patients, with the latest data showing the number of people surviving is at its highest ever level. It said that from January to May 2021, 30-day survival data steadily rose month on month to a high of 50.4% of people in this category.
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