Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon announced that ambulance crews would move to a shorter working week in exchange for being available during rest breaks on 18 January 2012. The death of Mandy Mathieson from Tomintoul, Moray in October last year brought a row over breaks to wider public attention. An ambulance crew based 21 minutes away in Grantown-on-Spey responded to the call because a local ambulance technician was on a meal break. Ms Sturgeon told MSPs: "I am grateful for the opportunity to outline to Parliament the detail of an agreement reached between the management and staff of the Scottish Ambulance Service in respect of the rest break issue. It is an agreement that I believe will deliver a long term and sustainable solution to the management of rest breaks. The health secretary announced that ambulance crews would move from a 40 hour week to a 37-and-a-half hour week, during which time they would remain available for emergency calls during their breaks . She also revealed, in the long term, around 150 additional front line staff would be employed by the Scottish Ambulance Service to support the changes in working conditions. The health secretary said "These new jobs will represent an increased investment in the Scottish Ambulance Service of around £5million per year." She went on to detail the interim arrangements in place until June 2012 where affected staff would be eligible for a £150 payment per month until they moved to the 37.5 hour week - at which point this payment would cease.