Supporting the Great North Air Ambulance Service…
This week we visited Great North Air Ambulance Service to have a tour and chat about all the amazing work its team does. We are very proud to be sponsoring its fundraising ball in November.
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is a charitably funded air ambulance service which provides life-saving care throughout the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria and the Isle of Man. This covers from the Scottish borders, down to South Cumbria, and across to North Yorkshire.
They operate two helicopters 365 days a year and also operate a night-time service in the North East and Cumbria on rapid response vehicles. The aircraft cover an area of more than 8,000 square miles and on board are specialist doctors and paramedics who effectively bring the hospital to the patient. The level of skill and expertise of the on-board team means they respond to the most critically ill and injured people, giving them the best chance of survival.
On average, the charity responds to six call-outs per day (including their night-time response) to people in the community in their darkest hour.
They do not receive Government funding and must therefore raise £9.3m a year through public donations to remain operational. This means the cost per day for the charity is £25,200.
For more information, and to support this incredible work, visit: www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk or follow Great North Air Ambulance Service