GNAAS saved my life and I’m very grateful for their help. My mum, dad, and kids are also very grateful.
Samantha Sugden
Penrith
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.
1,262
callouts in 2020
115,917
donations in 2020
£5.3m
cost of the service in 2020
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Woman thrown off horse supports Race to the Base
Angela Ward, 51, from Boosbeck, near Saltburn, was out horse riding with her friend in Errington Woods when her horse Rosie suddenly bucked and threw her off. Angela said: “My friend who was with me asked if I was ok, I said yeah fine, then I sat up and looked at my foot, which was … Continued
Meet GNAAS’ inspirational women: Dr Kate Allen
After time spent as an emergency medicine doctor in some of the world’s worst conflict areas, Kate Allen joined the critical care team at GNAAS in 2018. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Holly Taylor caught up with Kate. In this honest interview, Kate discusses her inspirational career, the difficulties she’s faced as a woman working … Continued
Next generation air ambulance heading to Cumbria
As the Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) thirty-year-old workhorse comes to the end of its life as an air ambulance, the charity has moved to replace it with a younger, more powerful helicopter. The charity said the additional power and versatility of the Dauphin N3 aircraft will enable it to reach even more patients … Continued
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