The Norwich base of the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) has been awarded ‘Outstanding’, the highest possible award, by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). During a recent inspection the CQC found that everyone at the Norwich Base championed a culture of empathy, teamwork and continuous development in order to provide [read more]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance has launched a new public safety campaign following a serious incident in South Yorkshire in which objects were thrown towards one of its helicopters during a safety-critical take-off after an emergency callout. The incident, which took place in Rotherham earlier this year, saw an unsupervised child throw a stone towards [read more]
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) has issued an urgent call to arms for the regional aviation and local communities, launching an £8.2 million fundraising appeal to secure its operational future in Cambridgeshire. The charity, which provides life-saving critical care across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk, must relocate its Cambridge operations [read more]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has announced the appointment of Kathryn Marsden OBE as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a significant leadership transition for the life-saving charity. Ms Marsden, who currently leads the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), will formally take up the position on 9 March 2026. Her [read more]
Medical helicopter specialist Babcock has extended its contract with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance for three years. The extension will see Babcock continue to provide Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) services for the region and keeping the Airbus H135 aircraft in the sky and saving lives. With Babcocks [read more]
Great Western Air Ambulance and Babcock have announced they have agreed an extension of their partnership for a further five years. The deal means that Babcock will continue to supply specialist aviation support to the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) including Helicopters, pilots, ground staff, and engineering support. Director [read more]
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) has announced that it has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to replace Patrick Peal who is retiring from the role. The charities current Director of Operations, Matthew Jones, will head the charity from the end of June 2021. Mr Peal has led the [read more]
The Wiltshire Air Ambulance was targeted by a laser while attempting to land at an emergency last night. The Air Ambulance was attempting to land near Trowbridge, Wiltshire when the laser was directed at the aircraft from the South West area of the town. In a statement, Wiltshire Air Ambulance [read more]
An Air Ambulance attempting to land at a school in Wiltshire this week was forced to abort its landing after it came under attack from a laser pen. A spokesman for Wiltshire Air Ambulance said that the aircraft was carrying out a training flight on Thursday 20th February and was [read more]
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