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
They also provide medics for the Scotland Charity Air Ambulance
News about Scottish Ambulance Service |
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 #KintyreOver 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 #invernessApplecross Helipad First Emergency Landing
19-May-21 - 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 #ApplecrossOver 1,500 Landings at Glasgow Hospital
03-May-21 - 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 #Glasgow14-Jun-20 | RAF Pumas Supported Scottish Ambulance Service #coronavirus |
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 |
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