One Team, Saving Lives.
Working together to be there in the critical moments that matter.
Our vital service is entirely reliant on charity funds; we rely on the generosity and continued support of people like you to keep our team flying and saving lives.
If we stop flying, lives will be lost
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. Our world-class team trains and works tirelessly to ensure that if you ever need us, we will be ready.
But we can’t do it alone. As a charity-funded service, we rely entirely on the generosity of people like you to keep our helicopters in the sky and continue saving lives.
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Together, we save lives.
In 2024, our critical care team responded to 2,083 emergencies across the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Scotland, and the Isle of Man, making it one of our busiest years yet. As we move forward, we anticipate an equal or even greater demand for our services.
We are called only to the most critical incidents, where our intervention can mean the difference between life and death. without our assistance some of our patients would not survive.
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Rebecca’s Story
Rebecca Dunn was a passenger in her friend’s car when they collided with a truck.
She recalls: “Thankfully, I don’t remember the incident at all. I woke up on Saturday morning and thought it had all been a dream.”
Emergency services – including the police, fire service, and ambulance crews – rushed to the scene, closing the road in both directions to allow our helicopter to land. Rebecca had to be cut from the wreckage by the fire service before being assessed and treated by our team. She was then airlifted to the local RVI, a journey that took just five minutes. Meanwhile, the land ambulance took Rebecca’s friend to hospital by road.
Rebecca had sustained severe injuries, including 12 broken ribs, a punctured liver, a collapsed lung, and a brain bleed. She underwent multiple scans and X-rays and received blood transfusions as part of her treatment.
“The air ambulance team helped save my life, and for that, I owe them so much.”
After 10 days in the hospital, Rebecca recovered at home. Determined to give back, she set herself a challenge – to climb the Old Man of Coniston virtually on a treadmill. Her incredible effort raised more than £1,200 for the charity.
Reflecting on her experience, Rebecca said: “I think GNAAS is amazing. The ability to get into a helicopter and save people’s lives is absolutely extraordinary.”
