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To find out more about our Charity
of the Year initiative call Kerrie
on 01228 711888.
Kerrie Allison
Business Development manager
GNAAS operates three helicopters, 365 days a year, across
Cumbria, the North-East and North Yorkshire. GNAAS crews
respond to around 1,000 call outs each year and on board
each aircraft are specialist trauma doctors and paramedics,
who bring accident and emergency expertise to the scene.
Whether it’s in a city centre or a remote mountain, the
medics from GNAAS respond to wherever they are needed
in the shortest space of time, with the helicopters never more
than a 15 minute flight from the nearest hospital.
GNAAS is charitably funded and therefore they ensure
they make the best possible use of the money available to
them by acting primarily for life-threatening or potentially
life-threatening incidents. The latter category can include
injuries that may in isolation seem relatively insignificant; a
broken leg for instance. However, sometimes these injuries
are sustained in a location totally inaccessible by road,
maybe in adverse weather conditions, therefore exposing the
patient to additional factors that can escalate their condition.
“...GNAAS is charitably funded and therefore
they ensure they make the best possible use of
the money available to them...”
The aircraft itself is fast and versatile that can access patients
in difficult locations and get them to hospital. However, it
is the skills of the trauma team on board that really make
the difference to the patient. In 2014/2015, the charity had
a doctor on board on 99 per cent of its shifts. This means
that advanced treatments can be carried out on scene, well
before the patient would ever have arrived at hospital.
The specialist aircrew paramedics also bring a range of
treatments with them that give the patient the best chance
of recovery.
Last financial year (2014/2015), GNAAS had a total income of
£6.157 million. The charity’s total expenditure for the same
period was £4.627 million. The charity therefore generated
a net surplus of £1.5 million. This equates to less than six
months of their operational running costs and is held for
future investment to provide a contingency fund to help
them maintain their services.
We are delighted to announce that following our hugely
successful first year of operating a Charity of the Year
initiative our sta team have voted The Great North Air
Ambulance Service (GNAAS) as our new charity Partner
from September 2016.
Our Charity Partner
2016/2017
T: 01228 210235 | W:
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