Great North Air Ambulance
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Air Ambulance, Charitable organisation
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Registration no. | Reg charity no: 1092204 |
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Location | |
Area served | Scottish borders. |
Chief Executive Officer | David Stockton[4] |
Chair of the board | Brian Jobling[5] |
Aircraft operated | Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin N2 & N3 |
Revenue (2022) | £8.4 million[6] |
Staff (2022) | 101[6] |
Volunteers (2022) | 49[6] |
Website | www |
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is a registered charity and
Current operations
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GNAAS operates three
![A helicopter is seen landing in a spots field. Goal posts and a small hill are seen at the end of the field behind the helicopter, and in the far distance larger hills or mountains](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Air_ambulance_at_Patterdale_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1736959.jpg/220px-Air_ambulance_at_Patterdale_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1736959.jpg)
In hours of darkness, when the helicopters do not fly, North East Ambulance Service funds a Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT),[9] which is staffed by a doctor and paramedic team from GNAAS.[10] The MERIT service extended in November 2018 to cover Thursday to Sunday nights, which were previously covered on an on-call basis.[11] The service uses Volvo XC90 vehicles.[12]
In 2014–2015, GNAAS had operating costs of £4.6 million and an income of £6.2 million.[13] In 2021–2022, the operating costs were £6.6 million against an income of £8.4 million, which included a total of £380,000 from government contracts and grants.[6]
In 2020, GNAAS began trials in using
Registration | Model | Year built | Year entered service | Nickname | Base location |
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G-NHAE[16] | AS-365N-3 Dauphin 2 | 2007 | 2021 | Pride of Cumbria II | Langwathby |
G-NHAD[17] | AS-365N-3+ Dauphin | 2015 | 2020 | Guardian of the North II | Urlay Nook |
G-NHAC[18] | AS-365N-2 Dauphin 2 | 1996 | 2010 | None | Urlay Nook |
History
![The former helicoper of GNAAS, G-GNAA, shown landed in a field in Darlington. A man in hi-vis clothing is leaning in its opened side door.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Great_North_Air_Ambulance_G-GNAA.jpg/220px-Great_North_Air_Ambulance_G-GNAA.jpg)
The air ambulance service began in 1994 with the leased
Registration | Model | Year built | Year entered service | Year left service | Nickname | Base location |
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G-NAAS | AS-355F-1 Twin Squirrel | 1982 | 1994 | 2003 | Blyth Northumberland | |
G-PASH | AS-355F-1 Ecureuil 2 | 1981 | 2002 | Teesside International Airport | ||
G-WYPA | Bo.105DBS-4 | 1989 | 2003 | 2006 | ||
G-WAAN | Bo-105DB | 1971 | 2004 | |||
G-GNAA | MD-902 Explorer | 2000 | 2006 | Guardian of the North | Teesside International Airport | |
G-HEMS | SA-365N Dauphin | 1982 | 2006 | The Pride of Cumbria | Langwathby | |
G-NHAA | AS-365N-2 Dauphin | 1991 | Guardian of the North | Teesside International Airport | ||
G-NHAB | AS-365N-2 Dauphin | 1991 | 2021 | The Pride of Cumbria | Langwathby |
In the media
From 8 March 2018, the charity appeared on Channel 4's TV programme Emergency Helicopter Medics, which followed the crews responding and treating emergency patients.[20] Other air ambulances that featured in the show include Thames Valley Air Ambulance and East Anglian Air Ambulance.
See also
- Air ambulances in the United Kingdom
- Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ "History". Great North Air Ambulance Service. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Conner-Hill, Rachel (25 March 2021). "Great North Air Ambulance founder to leave charity due to ill health". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ a b "The bases". Great North Air Ambulance Service. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Hartley, Araminta (9 April 2021). "Our new CEO". Great North Air Ambulance Service. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Hartley, Araminta (21 May 2014). "Chairmanship role for tech entrepreneur". Great North Air Ambulance Service. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Charity Overview: Great North Air Ambulance Service". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Manx Care extends its contract with the Great North Air Ambulance Service". gov.im. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Great North News (PDF) (Winter/Spring 2022 ed.). p. 14. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT) Communication Briefing" (PDF). NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group (HMR CCG). 1 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "New all-night response unit proving its MERIT - North East Ambulance Service - NHS Foundation Trust". www.neas.nhs.uk (Press release). 11 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Patients benefit from all-night service" (Press release). Great North Air Ambulance. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b "The Great North Air Ambulance Service Trustees' report and financial statements" (PDF). Charity Commission for England and Wales. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Where your money goes". Great North Air Ambulance. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Hartley, Araminta (29 September 2020). "The jet suit paramedic". Great North Air Ambulance Service. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "The helicopters". Great North Air Ambulance Service. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Aircraft Data G-NHAE, 2007 Eurocopter AS-365N-3 Dauphin 2 C/N 6779". www.airport-data.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Aircraft Data G-NHAD, 2015 Airbus Helicopters AS-365N-3+ Dauphin C/N 6979". www.airport-data.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Aircraft Data G-NHAC, 1996 Eurocopter AS-365N-2 Dauphin 2 C/N 6497". www.airport-data.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Helicopter history". Great North Air Ambulance Service. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "East Anglian Air Ambulance to star in new TV documentary" (Press release). East Anglian Air Ambulance. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
External links
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