Since 2009 the HELP Appeal charity has identified and helped to fund helipads or upgrade existing infrastructure at 14 Major Trauma Centres and Accident & Emergency (A&E) hospitals across the UK.
News about HELP Appeal |
Brighton Hospital Opens Rooftop Helipad for Air Ambulances
08-Mar-26 - The new rooftop helipad at Royal Sussex County Hospital, funded by a HELP Appeal donation, is now operational, allowing air ambulances helicopters significantly reduce transfer times for critically ill patients. #Sussex
Royal Preston Hospital Newly Refurbished Helipad
12-Feb-26 - Royal Preston Hospital unveils newly refurbished helipad following £720,000 HELP Appeal-funded upgrade
New Helipad for North East Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
26-Nov-25 - The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington has opened a new helipad for air ambulance helicopters, funded by a £630,000 donation from the HELP Appeal—the UK’s only charity dedicated to financing NHS hospital helipads.
MAAC’s Strensham Redevelopment Work Completed
03-Nov-25 - Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) has announced the completion of the redevelopment of its Strensham heliport, which serves Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire #Strensham
New Northern Air Base for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
30-Jul-25 - HELP Appeal donated £300,000 for a new helipad for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA). The new Northern Air Base, a purpose-built, fully owned facility is located 3.5 miles from the charity’s current base at RAF Topcliffe #Yorkshire
King’s College Hospital Helipad 2,000th Patient
15-May-25 - The King’s College hospital in London, UK’s first onshore elevated helipad with a Deck Integrated Fire Fighting System (DIFFS), reached 2000 landings since opening in October 2016 #Kent
Four Years of Lifesaving Service at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
10-Apr-25 - Since opening in 2021, the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh’s helipad, part-funded by the HELP Appeal charity, has recorded over 175 air ambulance helicopter landings #Edinburgh
Over 400 Landings at Campbeltown Hospital
02-Apr-25 - The Campbeltown Hospital helipad in the west of Scotland, has received over 400 landings since opening in April 2021 thanks a donation from the HELP Appeal #Scotland
Lighting Upgrade for the University Hospital Southampton Helipad
26-Feb-25 - The University Hospital Southampton’s helipad will get a lighting upgrade thanks to a £153,000 donation from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads #Southampton
Glenfield Hospital Inaugurates New Helipad
18-Feb-25 - Glenfield Hospital in Leicester has a new, state-of-the-art helipad, which is the 55th funded by the HELP Appeal charity #Leicester
Over 2,100 Landings at Inverness Hospital
30-Nov-24 - Scottish Raigmore Hospital in Inverness received over 2,100 air ambulance helicopter landings since reopened the helipad in 2019 through a donation of the HELP Appeal charity and the Highland Health Board Endowment Fund #Inverness
Leeds Hospital Helipad Sees 1,182 Landings Since 2017
13-Sep-24 - Since the installation of new lighting and firefighting equipment in 2017, funded by a HELP Appeal donation, the helipad at Leeds’ Major Trauma Centre has seen 1,182 landings #Leeds
Over 600 Air Ambulance Landings at Liverpool Hospital
06-Sep-24 - The Aintree University Hospital helipad founded by HELP Appeal donations has seen more than 600 landings since March 2017 #Liverpool List of Aircraft |
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