Safe hands to care for drunk and disorderly ; Slumped in a chair and barely able to tell paramedics his own name.

Slumped in a chair and barely able to tell paramedics his ownname.

It's just another Friday night in Aberdeen and a sight withwhich police and paramedics are overly familiar.

The Evening Express joined staff at the triage centre in theheart of the city to see the hard work being carried out by police,paramedics and volunteers.

The Albyn House centre in Dee Street offers a "place of safety"to people who have been identified as "drunk and incapable".

Police refer revellers and street drinkers to the paramedicsworking there. The result is less time being spent on treating drunkpeople by police and hospital staff.

The triage centre is only open at …