Scottish Ambulance Service

Helicopters

SASv operates helicopters from Glasgow and Inverness and a fixed wing service from Aberdeen. The independent SCAA operates from Perth, to close the critical coverage gap.

Part of NHS Scotland (Healthcare system), is the only government-funded air ambulance service in the UK, operated under contract by Gama Aviation and under sub-contract by the Bond Air Services now Babcock

They also provide medics for the Scotland Charity Air Ambulance

News of Scottish Ambulance Service

Over 1,000 Landings at Inverness Hospital, 16-Dec-21 : #inverness 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

Applecross Helipad First Emergency Landing, 19-May-21 : #Applecross HM Coast Guard AW189 helicopter from Inverness base in Scotland completed the first emergency landing at the new helipad at Applecross in the West Highlands

Over 1,500 Landings at Glasgow Hospital, 03-May-21 : #Glasgow The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital’s helipad in Glasgow has seen 1514 landings since it first opened in 2015 mostly from the Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance and HM Coastguard services

RAF Pumas Supported Scottish Ambulance Service, 14-Jun-20 : #coronavirus Three RAF Puma deployed to Kinloss to support the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) fight head back to RAF Benson after 3 months in Scotland

21-Feb-19 - Scottish Raigmore Hospital Helipad Upgrade #Helipad
06-Jun-18 - QEUH Glasgow Hospital has 692 Landings in 3 Years #helipad #hospital
26-Jun-15 - New H145 in the Scottish Ambulance Service

26-Mar-15 - First Helicopter On Glasgow New Hospital Helipad
26-Jan-15 - Bond Air Services Received Their Second EC145T2
12-Jun-12 - Scottish Ambulance Service upgrades to EC145T2

Locations

Years	Location	ICAO/FAA
2014/	Glasgow Heliport	EGEG
??/14	Old Glasgow Heliport
??/	Inverness	EGPE

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Years	Models
2015/	H145 / EC145T2
2006/15	EC135

UK Air Ambulances

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