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Our aim is to offer the highest level of care to our patients as we preserve life and promote recovery, with our skilled workforce bringing care and compassion to those who need it most.</p> <p>We provide ambulance care to patients who need support to reach their healthcare appointment, or for their admission to and discharge from hospital, due to their medical or clinical needs.聽 We also transfer some of Scotland's most serious patients who need specialist care.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container latest-news"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 my-3 my-md-4"> <div class="card shadow-sm"> <a href="/news/howe-of-fife-cfr-group/" class="sas-link" aria-label="SAS and St John Scotland partnership to benefit Auchtermuchty"> <picture class="sas-picture"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/media/zs5m2wgn/hof8_cropped.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=420&height=315&format=webp&quality=85&rnd=133767512637070000 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