Nicola Sturgeon is set to give an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland later today. The First Minister will tell MSPs the latest situation across the country and is also expected to face questions about the ongoing ambulance waiting times crisis.
It comes as injured people are having to be taken to hospital by police officers due to the crisis faced by the ambulance service, according to the Scottish Police Federation.
The trade union said it knows of approximately 30 cases in recent months where patients were driven to hospital in police cars because of a lack of available ambulances or long waits for paramedics.Last month the army was called in to help drive ambulances amid deteriorating response times and warnings