Air Ambulance

The North West Air Ambulance Charity flies life saving missions throughout all of the North West region seven days a week, 365 days a year. Our life-saving service covers 5,500 square miles and a residential population of almost eight million people. It costs in excess of £4 million each year to keep this vital service operational and saving lives.

The varied terrain of the North West region includes vast amounts of remote and rural land, housing many sparsely populated communities as well as being home to some of the busiest motorway infrastructure and two of the countries largest cities. The fast response provided by the North West Air Ambulance means patients involved in major trauma, especially with head or spinal injuries, can receive medical treatment quickly before being transferred to a specialist hospital in record time.

Both helicopters have a maximum flying time of ten minutes to the nearest appropriate hospital from any location in the region and it is this speed with which medical care can be delivered that is crucial.

For further information visit the North West Air Ambulance website. (external link)

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