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Salisbury Hospital with Upgraded Helipad

17-Apr-24 - Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust officially opened its new upgraded landing site for helicopter air ambulances at Salisbury District Hospital which was funded by a £321,000 donation from the HELP Appeal #Salisbury

Tens Years Since Hampshire and Isle of Wight First Transfusion

17-Apr-24 - The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) celebrates 10 years since its first blood transfusion #transfusion

Over 330 Landings at Campbeltown Hospital

10-Apr-24 - The Campbeltown Hospital helipad, located on the Kintyre peninsula in the west of Scotland, has received over 330 landings since opening in April 2021 thanks a donation from the HELP Appeal #Kintyre

Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Launched Appeal

03-Apr-24 - The Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS) Air Ambulance Charity launches the “Buy it for Life” £1M appeal to buy their leased Leonardo AW169 helicopter #donations

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance Celebrated First Decade

01-Apr-24 - Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) celebrated at 10th Anniversary Holyrood Reception

Over 2,2550 Landings at Southmead Hospital

28-Mar-24 - The Southmead Hospital helipad in Bristol has witnessed 2,255 air ambulance helicopter landings since its opening 10 years ago, made possible by a donation from the HELP Appeal #Bristol

Isle of Mull Hospital New Helipad

19-Mar-24 - The Mull and Iona Community Hospital on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, now has a new helipad for air ambulance helicopters, thanks to a donation of £418,000 by the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK dedicated to funding hospital helipads #Mull

Sheffield Children’s Hospital Helipad to Open this Summer

07-Mar-24 - Sheffield Children’s lifesaving helipad will open in the summer and will reduce delays for patients who need urgent critical care from across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire #Sheffield

KSS Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024

05-Mar-24 - The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Trust (KSS) celebrates the International Women’s Day #WomensDay

Close to 400 Landings at Devon Hospital

05-Mar-24 - The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital helipad opened in 2020 thanks to a £1million donation from the HELP Appeal has already seen 387 landings #Exeter

Devon Air Ambulance Launches 200th Community Landing Site

02-Feb-24 - The Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) announced its 200th Community Landing Site at Tews Lane Playing Field, Fremington in North Devon, England #Devon

Busiest Year for the Children’s Air Ambulance

01-Feb-24 - UK national Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) has announced 2023 as its busiest year since started over a decade ago. TCAA, working alongside its 11 Clinical Partner Teams, took to the skies 200 times for paediatric and neonatal patients #

Gama Aviation to Operate the Wales Air Ambulance

20-Dec-23 - Gama Aviation successfully secured a 7-year contract to operate the Wales Air Ambulance service using four (and one backup) Airbus H145 helicopters starting from January 1st. The charity has been managed by Babcock (formerly Bond Aviation Services) since its inception in 2001 #Wales

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