Praise for postie who tracked down paramedic

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http://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/fu ... medic.html

PARAMEDIC James Pirie of Lochinver is full of praise for the postal service in North-West Sutherland.

James has worked as a relief paramedic for the Scottish Ambulance Service for the past 13 years and, as he can be sent anywhere in Scotland, is often away from home.

He recently covered a weekend shift at Kinlochbervie during which he was called out to give emergency care to a seriously ill patient who was eventually airlifted to hospital in Inverness.

James thought no more about the incident until a week later when he was once again back in Kinlochbervie and was handed a letter at the hotel in which he was staying.

The address on the envelope simply read: James (Paramedic), Kinlochbervie, Sutherland.

"It was a thank you note from the patient I was involved with the previous week and who, unusually, had decided to thank those involved," said James.

"I say unusually, because a great deal more people will write to complain than to praise.

"As the patient had no way of knowing my second name or where I could be found, I suppose he just took a shot in the dark, and it paid off."

James was amazed the letter reached him so quickly and says the postie who tracked him down deserves a public pat on the back.

"I feel it's a testament to the importance of the Post Office in rural areas that a letter so poorly addressed could possibly arrive so efficiently and quickly in the right hands," he said.

[POSTMAN]

Nice to see some good news for a change in this part of the Board.