More than £21,000 raised for GNAAS by The Golden Smog

Since 2015, pubgoers have taken part in the pALEgrimage, which is a yearly event, where they travel far and wide to collect a cask or pin of ale kindly donated from different breweries and get it back to The Golden Smog. The catch is it cannot be transported using a motorised vehicle. Over the years … Continued

GNAAS to continue responding to the Isle of Man

Since March 2022, we have trialled operating alongside the Isle of Man’s existing fixed wing air ambulance service, to transfer patients to trauma or other specialist centres in the North West, so they can receive vital treatment in the shortest time possible. The service was commissioned by Manx Care supported by the Isle of Man … Continued

GNAAS launch ‘one team saving lives’ appeal

If you ever needed urgent medical help, who would you want to come and save you? For thousands across the North, that answer has been the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). Last year we responded to 2,083 incidents across the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Scotland and the Isle of Man in 2024. A … Continued

GNAAS welcomes pilot Iain to the team

His childhood passion for flying has led to an exciting and varied career which has seen him fly into the battlefield in Afghanistan to take injured soldiers back to safety and winch casualties off the side of a mountain in a snowstorm. After nearly ten years of commuting from Teesside to Prestwick, Iain jumped at … Continued

Redcar man raises more than £60k in memory of his brother

Matthew Heath, 18, from Marske, was driving along the B1269 road, travelling between Dunsdale and Guisborough in July 2008 when the Aprilia motorbike he was riding collided with a Land Rover Freelander. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) flew to the scene but unfortunately Matthew died from his injuries. Matthew’s brother Tom Heath, 37, … Continued

Why defibrillators play an essential part in our critical care

We had a catch-up with paramedic Jake to find out more about why defibrillators play an essential part in our critical care: What type of defibrillators do you carry on board the aircraft and rapid response vehicles? We have a corpuls3 monitor and defibrillator, which is a combined unit that monitors a patient’s condition, including … Continued

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