Emergency worker stress levels monitored in first real-time exercise

As part of the study, Mark Wetherell, a Professor of Psychobiology at Northumbria University, worked with the Great North Air Ambulance Service to monitor and assess emergency workers during an intensive two-week-long pre-hospital emergency medicine training programme. They found significant differences in medics’ stress levels during the training programme when compared to their rest periods. Participants … Continued

Family raises thousands of pounds after needing GNAAS

Graeme Jerdan, 60, from Berwick, and his wife Debra, recently held a fundraising thank you party for friends and family who supported them following Graeme’s sudden cardiac arrest. The party took place on 31 August, just over a year after Graeme was airlifted to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) by the Great North Air … Continued

Paramedic wins inspiring female award

The awards recognise truly inspiring females across the North East, who make a difference in their field, to their businesses and colleagues, to their community and to our region. Here’s just some of Hollie’s incredible accomplishments which highlight why she deserved to win. Hollie joined us at the start of 2022 at the age of … Continued

Meet our new paramedic Sarah

We recently welcomed Sarah to the team as one of our new paramedics. Sarah is originally from Leeds but spent a large portion of her career in London, where she trained to be a paramedic, before moving back up North, and currently resides in Teesside. She will be working across both of our bases, in … Continued

GNAAS target of laser attack

JJ Smith, from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was flying over Washington back towards the charity’s headquarters near Eaglescliffe on Monday evening when a laser beam was shone into the helicopter’s cabin. Two doctors and a paramedic were also on board the aircraft and witnessed the green light of a laser pen which … Continued

Meet our new paramedic Laura

In October we welcomed Laura to the team as one of our new critical care paramedics working at our base in Langwathby, Penrith. The 28-year-old, who is originally from Carlisle, is no stranger to air ambulances after working at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, before moving back to her home county. We had a chat with … Continued

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