The Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance
The air ambulance is often tasked to incidents on the canals, as it allows specialist medical care to be delivered to people in remote areas very quickly. The canals are often difficult to access by road, and it is often difficult to work out which road will be closest to the incident. One of the great benefits of the Air Ambulance is that a long stretch of canal can be searched very quickly, which allows for quicker patient care. So far this year, WNAA have visited the canal more than once a month for people either injured on or near the boats.Our service is the most advanced voluntary Air Ambulance in the UK, utilising the Agusta 109 Helicopter, the fastest available, and staffed with a crew of Doctors and Paramedics equipped with the latest intensive care facilities on board. What that actually means is that far more lives are saved by our ability to treat at the scene, rather than simply transport to hospital as most Air Ambulances do.
Since our launch in 2003, we have become the UK’s busiest Air Ambulance by attending over 5200 calls in that short time. Being the most advanced service also means it is one of the most expensive, requiring a sum of £1.4million each year to operate. This entire sum must be raised by voluntary donations, as there is no Government or National Lottery funding available. The good people of Northampton and surrounding areas have continually raised what they can and this helps keep us flying as we are. However, we do want to expand our service. We want to be the first in the UK to operate 24 hours per day and we want a second helicopter based in the southern part of the region to cut our response times even further.
If you would like to make a difference and become a life supporter, or wish to find out about more about ways you can support us you can contact us in any of three ways:
By phone, call 02476 63904
On the internet - visit our website at www.wnaa.co.uk.
By post - write to us at
WNAA
Fire and Rescue Building
Coventry Airport
Baginton
Coventry
CV8 3AZ