Facts
- The first air ambulance charity was launched in Cornwall on April 1, 2020
- Twenty-four helicopters are leased or owned and in service for the 17 air ambulance charities
- Air ambulance charities collectively undertake 19,000 missions annually, and serve 177 accident and emergency departments
- Collectively, the air ambulances are the busiest voluntary emergency services in the country
- Air ambulances work with: 35 pilots, medical teams made up of consultants, specialist registrars, GPs, emergency care practitioners, paramedics, technicians and nurses
- On average, each mission costs £1,229, and the average spend per helicopter is £843,000pa
Facts about your Air Ambulance
Did you know YOUR Air Ambulance
- Is on call seven days a week, 365 days a year
- Operational across the three counties every day
- Can be airborne within 3 minutes
- Has a top speed of approximately 150 mph
- Can land in an area of half the size of a tennis court
- Up to 50% of our missions are road traffic accidents
- Carries a patient and a carer
But
- Costs are on average £165,000 a month
- £2 million a year to operate our seven day service
- Receives NO funding from Central Government or the National Lottery
That's why:
WE rely on you ... so YOU can rely on US