Whirlybird Walkies
Grab your leads, it’s time to go Whirlybird Walkin’. Take on one of three distances with your four-legged friend this May!
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) brings pioneering pre-hospital care to the scene, rescuing hundreds of severely injured or ill patients every year. We are not NHS-funded.
2,083
Call-outs in 2024
£25,200
Daily operating cost
£9.3m
Annual cost of the service
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Charitable businesses celebrated after raising nearly half a million pounds for GNAAS
To celebrate this remarkable total, we hosted special appreciation events at our headquarters near Eaglescliffe and our base in Langwathby, Penrith, to celebrate and thank local companies who have supported our charity throughout 2024 and into 2025. The events featured talks from GNAAS staff, including a member of our critical care team, as well as … Continued
Why would an air ambulance crew be called out to a maternity case?
Over the past two years, we’ve been called out to nine birth-related incidents. While that might not seem like a high number, remember – we’re only dispatched to the most serious cases. Most births go smoothly, and mums are usually well-prepared. But when things take an unexpected turn, that’s where we come in. Our team … 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
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