January Deployment

It has been a privilege to support NHS Highland and all our partners during the January period of very adverse weather. The teams have collectively covered 1000's of miles over a huge area including Inverness, Aviemore, Ullapool and Caithness. Thankyou also to the Nurses, Care staff and all those we assisted for remaining in such good spirits making each callout a pleasure. 

''As a team we have been able to provide a service that has had such a positive impact for our Highland community. In only a few days we covered 2385 miles and transported tens of essential NHS staff to and from their place of work through challenging conditions. On some taskings the roads could be clear and quiet. Whilst on others our responders were met with challenging weather conditions such as blizzards, deep drifting snow, black ice, and stranded motorists in need of urgent assistance. Each callout was diligently approached regardless of how minor the task may have appeared. One such example comes from the team based in Caithness. Who were informed that transporting just one senior nurse meant that up to 50 hospital clinic appointments that would have otherwise been cancelled, could go ahead as planned, well done all.''  James Amos (Vice Chair)