The Scottish Government must address spiralling number of incidents involving ambulance equipment failures before lives are lost, Jackie Baillie has warned.

The number of incidents involving ambulance equipment and equipment failures tripled in five years, according to FOIs obtained by Jackie’s team.

In 2023, there were 1,826 such incidents alone – meaning that on average, there were five incidents every day.

Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, said: “Ambulances race through streets to rescue us at our time of greatest need.

“It’s tragic to think this incredible effort could be put in doubt by something as simple as an equipment failure, but these figures show that such incidents are becoming all too frequent.

“The Scottish Government must deal with this ambulance equipment meltdown – it’s a matter of life or death.”