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  THE GREAT NORTH AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE Why GNAAS needs our support:
The Great North Air Ambulance Service receives no government or lottery funding, relying solely on the generosity of the public, in addition to its own business income generation streams. GNAAS is the only air ambulance charity to: · Contract and operate three helicopters. · Directly employ our own Paramedics to ensure consistency of standards. · Consistently crew with Specialist Doctors. · Have our own role specific Clinical and Operational Procedures (SOPs). · Develop direct access, allowing other emergency service personnel and suitably qualified individuals to directly task the helicopter without the need to go through Ambulance service control thereby saving precious minutes. · Develop and deliver a comprehensive university accredited training course for paramedics and doctors. · Engage a Clinical Advisory Group specifically for air ambulance operations. · Develop and deliver specialist courses for police firearms and traffic units. · Be accepted as a training secondment for registrars (Drs) from the regions Specialist Training Committee. · Be recognised by The Royal College of Anaesthetists as a provider of Continued Professional Development. What does it cost to operate the helicopters? It costs approximately £1.2m per annum to operate ONE helicopter. However the helicopter is only part of the overall cost of providing an air ambulance SERVICE. The costs relating to the clinical and operational aspects of the service comprise of the helicopter lease, flying hour charge, fuel, pilotage, unscheduled maintenance, landing fees, hangarage, insurances, medical crew, equipment, medicines, consumables and operational bases. To remove any one of these, the charity could not operate a helicopter emergency medical SERVICE. PLEASE help BAGC to raise as much money as possible for the worthwhile and MOST important service to the people in the North East. You never know when you or a member of your family may need it. Geoff Stephenson (Club Captain) |
