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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.

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2,083

Call-outs in 2024

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£25,200

Daily operating cost

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£9.3m

Annual cost of the service

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During this challenging time for the charity, support for our life-saving service is as crucial as ever. With your support, we fly on.


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Pensioner raises over £143,000 from selling walking sticks

Derrick Ions, 84, from Bedlington, has sold his sticks to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) over the last 18 years. He first began making walking sticks as a hobby when he was approximately seven or eight years old and currently has a workshop in his double garage where he spends … Continued

Put your hands together for June’s fundraising heroes

From inspiring events and personal challenges to the small but mighty acts of generosity, our community never ceases to amaze us. So, let’s rewind to the beginning of June and celebrate the difference you’ve made… Farm shop fundraisers At the start of June, we had the pleasure of welcoming the fantastic team from Hutchinson Hobbs … Continued

Stockton woman celebrating anniversary of the day she nearly died with a skydive

Sue Wilkinson, 73, suffered a cardiac arrest back in July 2021 and has been marking her “death day anniversary” with a significant event ever since. Two years ago, Sue made the headlines after getting a tattoo of the Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) logo on her back, in appreciation of the team who helped … Continued

Pensioner raises over £143,000 from selling walking sticks

Derrick Ions, 84, from Bedlington, has sold his sticks to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) over the last 18 years. He first began making walking sticks as a hobby when he was approximately seven or eight years old and currently has a workshop in his double garage where he spends … Continued

Put your hands together for June’s fundraising heroes

From inspiring events and personal challenges to the small but mighty acts of generosity, our community never ceases to amaze us. So, let’s rewind to the beginning of June and celebrate the difference you’ve made… Farm shop fundraisers At the start of June, we had the pleasure of welcoming the fantastic team from Hutchinson Hobbs … Continued

Stockton woman celebrating anniversary of the day she nearly died with a skydive

Sue Wilkinson, 73, suffered a cardiac arrest back in July 2021 and has been marking her “death day anniversary” with a significant event ever since. Two years ago, Sue made the headlines after getting a tattoo of the Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) logo on her back, in appreciation of the team who helped … Continued

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