Great North Air Ambulance Service | Charity funded, world-class critical care

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.

2,216

Call-outs in 2023/24

£23,200

Daily operating cost

£8.5m

Annual cost of the service

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Anglo American donates more than £13,000 to GNAAS from Great Days Programme

Great Days is a campaign to drive safe and responsible working practices at Anglo American’s pioneering Woodsmith Project. The charity pot accumulates every day based on safety and environmental performance and meeting project milestones. Each year, the team working on the Woodsmith Project are asked to vote for their favourite local charity, with the most … Continued

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Celebrating April’s fundraising heroes

Here’s everything you should know about April’s fundraising activities… Just keep swimming Hats off to seven-year-old Ollie, whose mission is to “fundraise to help save lives”. Over the course of April, he’s been kicking his feet underwater in a bid to complete a 500m swim for our charity. Breaststroke, butterfly stroke, and backstroke – he’s … Continued

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Woman completes self-powered adventure triathlon for GNAAS

Claire Hughes, 44, from Wylam, has spent her life engaging in several outdoor activities, and at the end of April she travelled across the three nations by packraft, bike and on foot, incorporating the longest lake and biggest mountain in each and cycling between them. She’s raised more than £7,500 (including Gift Aid) for the … Continued

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Anglo American donates more than £13,000 to GNAAS from Great Days Programme

Celebrating April’s fundraising heroes

Woman completes self-powered adventure triathlon for GNAAS

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GNAAS Paramedic using new Jet Suit prototype

Where it all began

A collaboration between Gravity Industries and the Great North Air Ambulance Service has resulted in an unparalleled test of human flight in the heart of the Lakes, pushing the boundaries of emergency response.

The Jet Suit Paramedic

Jet suit inventor Richard Browning flying in the Lake District

GNAAS partners with renewable energy leader for Jet Suit paramedic trials

The Great North Air Ambulance Service has partnered with the renewable energy leader Ørsted and Gravity Industries to trial the viability of Jet Suit paramedics.

Press Release

Jet suit paramedic hovering over Lake District fields

The Jet Suit paramedic: your questions answered

After worldwide news coverage and a social media frenzy, we undoubtedly had a lot of burning questions to answer!

Your Questions Answered

Jet suit paramedic at the summit of a mountain

Andy Mawson: the man behind the Jet Suit

Andy Mawson has been a paramedic at the Great North Air Ambulance Service for 11 years, and in his role as director of operations for three. He oversees service delivery, clinical care, and training, as well as being the brains behind the jet Suit paramedic project, which he speaks about in detail.

Meet Andy Mawson

Upcoming events

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Charity Golf Day – Close House

Tee off at Close House golf club for a great cause! Enjoy 18 holes of fantastic golf followed by a BBQ in the Clubhouse.

Close House, Northumbria 21st May 2024

Borders Walk

Take in the panoramic views of the rolling hills that straddle the border between Scotland and Northumberland as we trek to the heights of Windy Gyle in the 2024 Borders Walk.

Windy Gyle, Northumberland National park 1st Jun 2024

Man running a sponsored run for GNAAS, wearing a GNAAS running t-shirt.

Ali Brownlee 5K

This years Middlesbrough 5K celebrates the “Voice of the Boro”, Alastair Brownlee! We invite you to celebrate his life by running the Ali Brownlee 5K for the Great North Air Ambulance Service.