united kingdom HELP Appeal








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


Sheffield Children’s Hospital Helipad to Open this Summer

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
Close to 400 Landings at Devon Hospital

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
Over 25,000 Landings on UK Donated Hospital Helipads

Over 25,000 Landings on UK Donated Hospital Helipads

28-Aug-23 - The HELP Appeal has announced that the brand new 25 NHS hospital helipads across the country it has funded, have seen over 25,000 landings. #NHS
New Lighting for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Base

New Lighting for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Base

08-Feb-23 - HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK dedicated to funding lifesaving helipads, made donation to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, for new runway lights, helipad lighting and a new windsock at its Henstridge base #lighting
Stornoway Hospital Sees over 240 Landings

Stornoway Hospital Sees over 240 Landings

06-Jan-23 - The Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Scotland has seen over 240 air ambulance helicopter landings since its upgrade in 2016 #Stornoway
Salford Royal Hospital Helipad Completed

Salford Royal Hospital Helipad Completed

14-Oct-22 - Salford Royal hospital in Greater Manchester now has a new rooftop helipad for air ambulance helicopters thanks a £2 million dontaion by the HELP Appeal charity #Helipad
20,000 Landings on UK Hospitals

20,000 Landings on UK Hospitals

11-Jun-22 - Air ambulance helicopters reached 20,000 landings on 45 hospital helipads in the UK funded by donations from the HELP Appeal charity #helipad
London Air Ambulance Base New Offices

London Air Ambulance Base New Offices

09-May-22 - London Air Ambulance (LAA) inaugurated its new helipad space, thanks, in part, to a donation from the HELP Appeal charity #London
Manchester Salford Royal Hospital Helipad

Manchester Salford Royal Hospital Helipad

15-Apr-22 - With a £2 million pledge by HELP Appeal the Salford Royal hospital in Greater Manchester will have a new rooftop helipad for air ambulance helicopters
New Medical Equipment for Magpas Air Ambulance

New Medical Equipment for Magpas Air Ambulance

14-Apr-22 - Magpas Air Ambulance, a Cambridgeshire, UK based lifesaving charity received donation from the HELP Appeal for new medical equipment #AirAmbulance
New Helipad Opens at Scarborough Hospital

New Helipad Opens at Scarborough Hospital

01-Apr-22 - Scarborough Hospital has a new larger 31m2 helipad for air ambulance helicopters. #Scarborough
New Helipad Lighting for Peterborough City Hospital

New Helipad Lighting for Peterborough City Hospital

21-Feb-22 - The Peterborough City Hospital serving England’s north Cambridgeshire, east Northamptonshire and Rutland inaugurated new 24/7 air ambulance heliport #Cambridgeshire
Over 1,000 Landings at Inverness Hospital

Over 1,000 Landings at Inverness Hospital

16-Dec-21 - Scottish Raigmore Hospital in Inverness received over 1000 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
20-Nov-21 Over 3,000 Landings at Southampton Hospital #Southampton
19-May-21 Applecross Helipad First Emergency Landing #Applecross
10-May-21 Manchester University Hospital Helipad #Manchester
03-May-21 Over 1,500 Landings at Glasgow Hospital #Glasgow
13-Apr-21 New Helipad for Edinburgh’ Children Hospital #RHCYP
03-Sep-20 Hull Royal Infirmary Helipad Ready
05-Aug-20 Lighting Helipad for St George Hospital #lighting
29-Jul-20 Over 300 Landings for Aintree Hospital #Aintree
13-Jul-20 Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Opens Helipad #DevonAndExter
23-May-20 2000 Landings in Bristol Hospitals #hospitals
12-May-20 Hereford County Hospital Helipad #CountyHospital
16-Apr-20 15,000 Landings on Donated Hospital Helipads #lifesavers
09-Apr-20 Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital New Helipad #DevonAndExter
11-Jan-20 Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance Lights Up #Lighting
05-Nov-19 Maidstone Hospital’s New Helipad Opening #Maidstone
25-Sep-19 Royal Devon & Exeter’s Helipad for January 2020 #helipad
16-Sep-19 Sheffield Children’s Helipad Receives £.5M Boost #ChildrenHospital
07-Aug-19 Hull Royal Infirmary Helipad First Landing #Hull
14-Jul-19 First Year for Ipswich Hospital Helipad #Ipswich
04-Jul-19 1700 Landings for Derriford Hospital in Four Years #Derriford
01-Jul-19 Central Manchester Hospitals New Helipad #CentralManchester
30-Jun-19 890 Helicopter Landings for St Mary’s Isle Of Wight #StMary
07-Jun-19 Firefighting at the Bristol Royal Infirmary #firefighting
22-Mar-19 Royal Preston Hospital Helipad Upgraded #Hospital
18-Mar-19 Maidstone Hospital New Helipad #Hospital
28-Feb-19 New Led Lighting at Dorset County Hospital #LedLighting
21-Feb-19 Scottish Raigmore Hospital Helipad Upgrade #Helipad
06-Feb-19 Sheffield Children’s Hospital Helipad #HospitalHelipad
15-Sep-18 Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Helipad
29-Aug-18 Raigmore Hospital Helipad Upgrade #helipad
11-Jun-18 Ipswich Hospital’s Helipad First Landing #hospital
06-Jun-18 QEUH Glasgow Hospital has 692 Landings in 3 Years #helipad #hospital
24-May-18 Bristol Royal Infirmary has 450 Landings in 4 Years #helipad #hospital
06-Apr-18 Royal Sussex County Hospital Fire Suppression System
17-Aug-17 AW169 Lands on New Bournemouth Helipad
09-Jun-17 Wiltshire Air Ambulance Airfield Lighting Up
25-Apr-17 CMFT Charity Helipad Second Instalment
03-Apr-17 Brighton Helipad First Instalment
07-Mar-17 Work Begins on Liverpool Aintree Hospital Helipad
14-Dec-16 Helipad at Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
07-Dec-16 £1 Million Liverpool Hospital Helipad Approved
02-Dec-16 Southampton General Hospital Lifesaving Helipad








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