We’re urging the public to support us after our fundraising appeal has fallen significantly behind target, raising only half of what was achieved at this point last year.
Our charity, which provides life-saving care to critically ill and injured people across the North of England and the Isle of Man, relies on donations from the public to remain operational.
Unfortunately our appeal, which helps fund the service, has failed to reach the same level of success as previous years.
Joe Garcia, interim chief executive officer at GNAAS, said: “The past few years have been challenging for GNAAS, and as time goes on, our aircraft are aging and the cost of running this service is increasing, whilst charitable support across all charities is dropping.
“In 2024 we were predicted to run at a deficit and go into our limited reserves just to keep us flying, and we don’t want history to repeat itself.”
GNAAS annually responds to on average 2,000 incidents across the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
So far this year our doctors, paramedics and pilots have already been activated nearly 800 times to help those in need across the region, with the most frequent incidents being cardiac arrests, road traffic collisions, medical incidents, falls and assaults.
It’s thanks to the rigorous training the team receive and the specialist medical equipment they use that they are able to make a positive difference in people’s lives, and they are always undertaking new areas of research and development, to provide even better care to their patients.
Alongside GNAAS’ critical care team is our dedicated charity staff which ensure the smooth operation of the service, while a larger network of volunteers help spread the word across the 8,000+ square mile region that we cover.
However, the most crucial member of our team is the public, whose generous donations are essential to keep the service running and saving lives.
It currently costs £9.3m a year to fund the service, which equates to just over £25,200 per day.
In response to the drop in donations, we’re reminding the public to not take our service for granted, as without your support, we could potentially stop flying, and lives would be lost.
To find out more about the appeal and how you can support the charity visit this page on our website.
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