Lee Johnson, 31, from Newton Aycliffe, was working in Preston Farm Industrial Estate when the collision occurred on 15 August 2023. Recalling the incident, he said: “There was a heavy impact to my right side, with severe hip pain and loss of movement and feeling in my right leg. I couldn’t move due to the … Continued
Did you know that one of our most common types of call-outs is road traffic collisions (RTC)? When one occurs, multiple emergency services work together to provide a fast and effective response. Here we shine the spotlight on each individual service and what they bring to the scene to give patients the best possible outcome. … Continued
Leigh Taylor was working at a brewery in Workington when he was engulfed by a fireball and badly burned in a violent blast. Recalling the incident, he said: “I remember being blown across the room and looking at it in disbelief. My ears were ringing, and smoke was billowing, and then I just crawled out … Continued
Here he gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what a typical day as a GNAAS dispatcher looks like… Being a dispatcher at GNAAS is a crucial role—it’s all about keeping a close eye on emergency calls and making those all-important decisions about where we go and who needs us the most. 6 am Rise and … Continued
Ruth Cork, 38, from Shrewsbury, was riding her motorbike on the A65 near Kirkby Lonsdale, when she collided with a car in August 2022. Her injuries included a broken femur, sacrum, jaw, cheekbone, skull, pelvis, and displaced and crushed vertebrae. She had serious internal bleeding, a bleed under her chin, a sub arachnoid haemorrhage (a … Continued
Since 2015, pubgoers have taken part in the pALEgrimage, which is a yearly event, where they travel far and wide to collect a cask or pin of ale kindly donated from different breweries and get it back to The Golden Smog. The catch is it cannot be transported using a motorised vehicle. Over the years … Continued
To celebrate this remarkable total, we hosted special appreciation events at our headquarters near Eaglescliffe and our base in Langwathby, Penrith, to celebrate and thank local companies who have supported our charity throughout 2024 and into 2025. The events featured talks from GNAAS staff, including a member of our critical care team, as well as … Continued
Since March 2022, we have trialled operating alongside the Isle of Man’s existing fixed wing air ambulance service, to transfer patients to trauma or other specialist centres in the North West, so they can receive vital treatment in the shortest time possible. The service was commissioned by Manx Care supported by the Isle of Man … Continued
If you ever needed urgent medical help, who would you want to come and save you? For thousands across the North, that answer has been the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). Last year we responded to 2,083 incidents across the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Scotland and the Isle of Man in 2024. A … Continued
His childhood passion for flying has led to an exciting and varied career which has seen him fly into the battlefield in Afghanistan to take injured soldiers back to safety and winch casualties off the side of a mountain in a snowstorm. After nearly ten years of commuting from Teesside to Prestwick, Iain jumped at … Continued
