ABOUT US
St Andrew’s First Aid is Scotland’s dedicated first aid charity and leading first aid training provider.
We believe no one should suffer or die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. Our mission is to create a nation of life-savers.
What We Do
We are the leading provider of public and workplace first aid training courses in Scotland. Our supplies store stocks everything first aid, from kits to defibrillators.
As a social enterprise, all profits are donated back to our charity.
We campaign to raise awareness of the importance of first aid skills.
Moreover, as an integral part of Scotland’s emergency response system, we work with statutory services to deliver emergency support in crises.
Our pandemic response has seen our volunteers support NHS flu vaccine clinics, make vital deliveries and support communities with food shopping and prescription drop-offs.
Before COVID-19, we delivered first aid at more than 2,500 events and community talks each year across Scotland.
Our schools programme teaches essential first aid to children and young people.
St Andrew’s First Aid is governed by our Board, which is led by a Chair, a Vice-Chair, Commandant in Chief for the Corps, and Deputy Commandant in Chief for the Corps.
OUR HISTORY
1882
Founded in Glasgow as Scotland's first ambulance service
2004
St Andrew's Ambulance Association is rebranded as St Andrew's First Aid
1948
Publish First Aid Manual with St John and British Red Cross, setting the standard for UK first aid
2011
St Andrew’s First Aid Training and Supplies Limited is established to support the charity
1967
National Headquarters in Glasgow officially opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
2015
Our volunteers receive award for bravery as first on scene at Glasgow bin lorry crash
1970
Our first-aiders are first on the scene at the Ibrox disaster, in which 66 football fans died
2020
Volunteers log over 3,000 hours during our pandemic response
1982
100 year anniversary celebrated at the Glasgow cathedral