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'''[[Air ambulance]] services in the United Kingdom''' are provided by a mixture of organisations, operating either [[helicopter]]s or [[fixed-wing aircraft]] to respond to medical emergencies, and transport patients to, from, or between points of definitive care. These air ambulances fulfil both [[emergency medical services in the United Kingdom|emergency medical services]] functions, as well as patient transport between specialist centres, or as part of a [[repatriation]] operation.
==History==
The first air ambulance services in the UK commenced in Scotland in November 1933 with a flight from Wideford Airport, Kirkwall Orkney and in February 1939 the first night time ambulance flight was undertaken from Wideford to the island of Sanday, using car headlights to help take off and landing. The aircraft used was a [[General Aircraft Monospar]] G-ACEW operated by [[Highland Airways]].
==Emergency air ambulances==
Emergency air ambulances are generally helicopter based, and used to respond to medical emergencies in support of local ambulance services. In England and Wales, all of these services are charitably funded, and operated under contract with a private provider.<ref></ref> The [[emergency medical personnel in the United Kingdom|ambulance staff]] crewing these flights are generally seconded from the local NHS ambulance service. In Scotland, there is the only publicly funded air ambulance service, with the [[Scottish Ambulance Service]] operating two helicopters and two fixed wing aircraft in this role, alongside a single charity helicopter (EC135T2), operated by Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Service
! Radio call-sign
! Reg
! Aircraft
! Photo
|-
|-
| [[Cornwall Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 01''
| ''G-CNWL'' <br />''G-CIOS''
| 2 × [[MD Helicopters MD Explorer|MD-902]] (Only one operational at any single time)
|[[File:G-CNWL Explorer MD900 Helicopter Cornwall Air Ambulance (23587884744).jpg|thumb|G-CNWL [[MD 902|MD902]] ]]<br>[[File:G-CIOS MD900 Explorer Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (22986597414).jpg|thumb|G-CIOS MD902]]
|-
|'''[[The Air Ambulance Service]]''':
[[Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance]]
[[Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance]]
[[Children's Air Ambulance]] (emergency patient
transfers only)
|
Helimed 54
Helimed 53
Helimed 80
Helimed 81
|
''G-TAAS''
''G-HEMZ''
''G-PICU''
''G-TCAA''
|
[[AgustaWestland AW109S Grand|AgustaWestland AW109SP]]
[[AgustaWestland AW109S Grand|AgustaWestland AW109SP]]
2x [[AgustaWestland AW169]]
| [[File:G-TAAS (36135925083).jpg|thumb|G-TAAS [[AW109S Grand|AW109]]]][[File:Agusta A109E Power 'G-RSCU' (23033867874).jpg|thumb|G-RSCU AW109]][[File:G-PICU Leonardo AW169 Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (38285934702).jpg|alt=|thumb|Helimed 80]]
|-
| [[Devon Air Ambulance Trust|Devon Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 70''<br />''Helimed 71''
| ''G-DAAN''<br/>''G-DVAA''
| 2 × [[Eurocopter EC 135|EC 135]]
| [[File:Eurocopter EC-135P-2+, Devon Air Ambulance AN2325949.jpg|thumb|G-DAAN [[Eurocopter EC135|EC135]]]]<br />[[File:G-DVAA (19680620089).jpg|thumb|G-DVAA EC135]]
|-
| [[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 10''
| ''G-DSAA''
| [[AgustaWestland AW169|AW169]]
| [[File:G-DSAA Agusta Westland 169 Helicopter SAS Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (31094207335).jpg|thumb|G-DSAA [[AW169]]]]
|-
| [[East Anglian Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 85''<br />''Helimed 88''
| ''G-RESU''<br/>''G-HEMC''
| 2 x [[Eurocopter EC 145|H-145]]
| [[File:G-RESU Airbus MBB-BK 117 Helicopter Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (30723119285).jpg|thumb|G-RESU [[EC145|H145]]]]<br/>[[File:G-HEMC (32597246695).jpg|thumb|G-HEMC H145]]
|-
| [[Essex & Herts Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 07''<br />''Helimed 55''
| ''G-EHEM''<br/>''G-HHEM''
| 1 × [[MD Helicopters MD Explorer|MD-902]]<br/>1 x [[AgustaWestland AW169|AW169]]
|[[File:EHAAT AW169.jpg|thumb|G-HHEM AW169]]
|-
| [[Great North Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 58''<br />''Helimed 63''
Helimed 58 or 63 (operates as spare)
| ''G-NHAA''<br>''G-NHAB''<br/>''G-NHAC''
| 3 × [[Eurocopter Dauphin|AS-365]]
| [[File:Great North Air Ambulance (6203404439).jpg|thumb|G-NHAA [[AS-365]]]]<br/>[[File:The Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS) Pride of Cumbria aircraft (G-NHAB).jpg|thumb|G-NHAB AS-365]]
|-
| [[Great Western Air Ambulance Charity|Great Western Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 65''
| ''G-GWAC''
| [[Eurocopter EC-135|EC-135]]
| [[File:G-GWAA Eurcopter EC135 Helicopter Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (30979391531).jpg|thumb|G-GWAA EC135. This was the charity's previous helicopter.]]
|-
| [[Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 56''
| ''G-HIOW''
| [[Eurocopter EC135|EC 135]]
| [[File:G-HIOW Eurocopter EC135 Helicopter Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Air ambulance Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (35646401042).jpg|thumb|G-HIOW Eurocopter EC135]]
|-
| | [[Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 60''<br />''Helimed 21''
| ''G-KSST''<br/>''G-KSSC''
| 2 x [[AgustaWestland AW169|AW169]]
|[[File:G-KSSC Leonardo AW169 Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (38812779405).jpg|alt=G-KAAT|thumb|Helimed 64 prior to being liveried]]<br />[[File:G-KSST Agusta AW169 Helicopter (24619322189).jpg|alt=|thumb|G-KSSA MD902 (foreground) & G-KSST AW169 (background)]]
|-
| [[Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 29''
| ''G-LNAC''
| [[AgustaWestland AW169|AW169]]
| [[File:G-LNAC Agusta Westland 169 Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (31930013686).jpg|thumb|G-LNAC AW169]]
|-
| [[London Air Ambulance]] (HEMS)
| ''Helimed 27''<br/>''Spare (Helimed 28 if required for major incidents)''
| ''G-EHMS''<br/>''G-LNDN''
| 2 x [[MD Helicopters MD Explorer|MD-902]] (Only one operational at any single time)
| [[File:London's Air Ambulance Helicopter at Tower Bridge.jpg|thumb|alt=G-EHMS|
G-EHMS MD902
]]<br/>[[File:G-LNDN Explorer MD900 Helicopter London's Air Ambulance Ltd (29633620852).jpg|thumb|G-LNDN MD902]]
|-
| [[Magpas|Magpas Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 66''
| G-HMDX
| [[MD Helicopters MD Explorer|MD-902]]
| [[File:G-HMDX Explorer MD900 Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (28752847004).jpg|thumb|G-HMDX MD902]]
|-
| | [[Midlands Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 03'' <br />''Helimed 06'' <br />''Helimed 09''
| ''G-RMAA''<br>''G-HWAA''<br />''G-OMAA''
| 2 × [[Eurocopter EC 135|EC 135]]
1x [[EC145|H145]]
|
[[File:Helimed03-Rainbow.jpg|thumb|Helimed 03, G-RMAA at RAF Cosford, [[Eurocopter EC145|H145]]]]
<br />
[[File:Helimed09.jpg|thumb|Helimed 09; G-HWAA at Tatenhill Airfield, [[Eurocopter EC135]]]]
<br/>
|-
| [[North West Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 08'' <br />''Helimed 72''<br />''Helimed 75''
| ''G-NWAA''<br/>''G-NWAE''<br/>''G-NWEM''
| 3 × [[Eurocopter EC-135|EC-135]]
| [[File:North West Air Ambulance G-NWAA.jpg|thumb|alt=G-NWAA|G-NWAA EC135]]<br />[[File:G-NWAE Eurocopter EC135 Helicopter Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (31484910296).jpg|thumb|G-NWAE EC135]]<br/>[[File:G-NWEM Eurocopter EC135T2 (5845714312).jpg|thumb|G-NWEM EC135]]
|-
| [[Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance]]
| Helimed 76
| ''G-SCAA''
| 1 × [[Eurocopter EC-135|EC-135]]
| [http://bit.ly/2Ah9KyI]
|-
| [[Scottish Ambulance Service#Air wing|Scottish Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 02''<br />''Helimed 05''<br />''Gama xxx''<br />''Gama xxx''
| ''G-SASN''<br />''G-SASS''<br />''G-SASC''<br />''G-SASD''
| 2 × [[Eurocopter EC145|EC-145 T2]]<br />2 × [[Beechcraft Super King Air|King Air 200C]]
|[[File:EC145 G-SASN IMG 1843 (19639002395).jpg|thumb|G-SASN EC145]][[File:G-SASD (36317634432).jpg|thumb|G-SASD 200C]][[File:G-SASC-KingAir-1002.jpg|thumb|alt=G-SASC|
G-SASC 200C
]]
|-
| [[Thames Valley Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 24''
| ''G-TVAL''
| [[Eurocopter EC 135|EC 135]]
| [http://bit.ly/2SormzJ]
|-
| [[Wales Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 57''<br />''Helimed 59''<br />''Helimed 61''<br />''Helimed 67 (Children's)''
| ''G-WENU''<br/>''G-WOBR''<br/>''G-WROL''<br/>''G-WASC
| 3 x [[Eurocopter EC 145|H145]]
1 x [[Eurocopter EC 135|EC135]]
| [[File:G-WENU Eurocopter EC145 Helicopter (Wales Air Ambulance) Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (35487393015).jpg|thumb|G-WENU H145]][[File:G-WASC Eurocopter EC-135T-2+ (cn 1074) Bond Helicopters Wales Air Ambulance (Bond Helicopters). (10444871213).jpg|thumb|G-WASC EC135]]
|-
| [[Wiltshire Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 22''
| ''G-WLTS''
| [[Bell 429 GlobalRanger|Bell 429]]
| [http://bit.ly/2AfJOnq]
|-
| [[Yorkshire Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 98''<br />''Helimed 99''
| ''G-YOAA''<br />''G-YAAC''
| 2 × [[Eurocopter EC145|H145]]
|[[File:AirTV-Pasteup-3 Countryside.jpg|thumb|G-YAAC H145]]
|}
==Patient transport operations==
[[File:Mercy Jets Gulfstream Air Ambulance.jpg|thumb|right|Privately operated fixed wing air ambulance from the UK]]
There are also a number of patient transport operations in the UK, generally using [[fixed wing aircraft]], and which are part of a system of moving patients between points of care, or as part of a repatriation to the UK. There is a [[helicopter]] based patient transfer service, focused on paediatric cases, called the [[Children's Air Ambulance]], which first flew in 2012.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
The [[Scottish Ambulance Service]] operates two fixed wing aircraft in this role, and there is a similar service provided under contract in Northern Ireland, with patients flown to the mainland UK for treatment.<ref></ref> In 2015 the [[Emergency_Medical_Retrieval_Service|neonatal, paediatric and adult emergency care and retrieval operations]] were brought together with the Scottish Ambulance Service and utilise the aircraft and road ambulances for this purpose. They are co-located at the Scottish Ambulance Air Base at Glasgow International Airport.
There are also a number of private providers offering transport by fixed wing aircraft.
In 2012, [[Children's Air Ambulance|the Children's Air Ambulance]] was launched, providing a national service for the transport of paediatric patients to specialist centres. In 2017, G-HEMZ will be retasked to emergency HEMS operations and replaced with 2 brand new [[AgustaWestland AW169]] helicopters - registered G-TCAA and G-PICU. Both of which are currently in the final stages for service and pilots are undergoing training for the new aircraft, which are provided by [[Specialist Aviation Services]].
==Notable accidents involving air ambulances==
*On 19 May 1996, a [[Britten-Norman Islander]] aircraft operated by [[Loganair]] for the [[Scottish Ambulance Service]] [[2005 Loganair Islander accident#1996 accident|crashed short of the runway]] at [[Tingwall Airport|Lerwick/Tingwall Airport]] in [[Shetland]] while turning to final approach at night during strong and gusting winds. The pilot was killed, and the physician and [[flight nurse]] were injured. There was no patient on board at the time.<ref name=AAIB96></ref>
*On 26 July 1998, the three man crew of the [[Kent Air Ambulance]] died when the aircraft collided with power lines and crashed in a field in [[Burham]], near [[Rochester Airport (England)|Rochester Airport]].<ref>[https://bbc.in/1m3JC0s Helicopter crash kills three] BBC News, 27 July 1998</ref><ref></ref> Initial investigation established no definitive cause for the crash, due to the fireball produced on impact. Controversy ensued when the pilot's employers, Police Aviation Services, denied liability. On 19 February 2004, following a civil case brought by the pilot's widow to the High Court in Manchester, it ruled that the crash was caused by mechanical failure, not as suggested flying low for fun, and ordered compensation to be paid.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
*On 14 June 2000, four passengers and one pilot were killed when a [[Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain]], chartered for a medical transfer from the [[Isle of Man]], crashed on approach to [[Liverpool Airport]].<ref></ref>
*[[2005 Loganair Islander accident|On 15 March 2005]], a [[Britten-Norman Islander]] aircraft operated by [[Loganair]] crashed into the sea while descending toward [[Campbeltown Airport]] in western Scotland. The aircraft was operating an [[air ambulance]] flight on behalf of the [[Scottish Ambulance Service]]. The pilot and [[paramedic]] both died in the crash.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==See also==
* [[Police aviation in the United Kingdom]]
==References==
==External links==
* [http://bit.ly/2Snkx1o http://bit.ly/2Snkx1o] – The Association of Air Ambulances in the UK ([http://bit.ly/2Aj6iUj full list of all air ambulances])
[[Category:Air ambulance services in the United Kingdom|*]]
[[Category:Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Aviation in the United Kingdom]]
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'''[[Air ambulance]] services in the United Kingdom''' are provided by a mixture of organisations, operating either [[helicopter]]s or [[fixed-wing aircraft]] to respond to medical emergencies, and transport patients to, from, or between points of definitive care. These air ambulances fulfil both [[emergency medical services in the United Kingdom|emergency medical services]] functions, as well as patient transport between specialist centres, or as part of a [[repatriation]] operation.
==History==
The first air ambulance services in the UK commenced in Scotland in November 1933 with a flight from Wideford Airport, Kirkwall Orkney and in February 1939 the first night time ambulance flight was undertaken from Wideford to the island of Sanday, using car headlights to help take off and landing. The aircraft used was a [[General Aircraft Monospar]] G-ACEW operated by [[Highland Airways]].
==Emergency air ambulances==
Emergency air ambulances are generally helicopter based, and used to respond to medical emergencies in support of local ambulance services. In England and Wales, all of these services are charitably funded, and operated under contract with a private provider.<ref></ref> The [[emergency medical personnel in the United Kingdom|ambulance staff]] crewing these flights are generally seconded from the local NHS ambulance service. In Scotland, there is the only publicly funded air ambulance service, with the [[Scottish Ambulance Service]] operating two helicopters and two fixed wing aircraft in this role, alongside a single charity helicopter (EC135T2), operated by Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Service
! Radio call-sign
! Reg
! Aircraft
! Photo
|-
|-
| [[Cornwall Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 01''
| ''G-CNWL'' <br />''G-CIOS''
| 2 × [[MD Helicopters MD Explorer|MD-902]] (Only one operational at any single time)
|[[File:G-CNWL Explorer MD900 Helicopter Cornwall Air Ambulance (23587884744).jpg|thumb|G-CNWL [[MD 902|MD902]] ]]<br>[[File:G-CIOS MD900 Explorer Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (22986597414).jpg|thumb|G-CIOS MD902]]
|-
|'''[[The Air Ambulance Service]]''':
[[Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance]]
[[Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance]]
[[Children's Air Ambulance]] (emergency patient
transfers only)
|
Helimed 54
Helimed 53
Helimed 80
Helimed 81
|
''G-TAAS''
''G-HEMZ''
''G-PICU''
''G-TCAA''
|
[[AgustaWestland AW109S Grand|AgustaWestland AW109SP]]
[[AgustaWestland AW109S Grand|AgustaWestland AW109SP]]
2x [[AgustaWestland AW169]]
| [[File:G-TAAS (36135925083).jpg|thumb|G-TAAS [[AW109S Grand|AW109]]]][[File:Agusta A109E Power 'G-RSCU' (23033867874).jpg|thumb|G-RSCU AW109]][[File:G-PICU Leonardo AW169 Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (38285934702).jpg|alt=|thumb|Helimed 80]]
|-
| [[Devon Air Ambulance Trust|Devon Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 70''<br />''Helimed 71''
| ''G-DAAN''<br/>''G-DVAA''
| 2 × [[Eurocopter EC 135|EC 135]]
| [[File:Eurocopter EC-135P-2+, Devon Air Ambulance AN2325949.jpg|thumb|G-DAAN [[Eurocopter EC135|EC135]]]]<br />[[File:G-DVAA (19680620089).jpg|thumb|G-DVAA EC135]]
|-
| [[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 10''
| ''G-DSAA''
| [[AgustaWestland AW169|AW169]]
| [[File:G-DSAA Agusta Westland 169 Helicopter SAS Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (31094207335).jpg|thumb|G-DSAA [[AW169]]]]
|-
| [[East Anglian Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 85''<br />''Helimed 88''
| ''G-RESU''<br/>''G-HEMC''
| 2 x [[Eurocopter EC 145|H-145]]
| [[File:G-RESU Airbus MBB-BK 117 Helicopter Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (30723119285).jpg|thumb|G-RESU [[EC145|H145]]]]<br/>[[File:G-HEMC (32597246695).jpg|thumb|G-HEMC H145]]
|-
| [[Essex & Herts Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 07''<br />''Helimed 55''
| ''G-EHEM''<br/>''G-HHEM''
| 1 × [[MD Helicopters MD Explorer|MD-902]]<br/>1 x [[AgustaWestland AW169|AW169]]
|[[File:EHAAT AW169.jpg|thumb|G-HHEM AW169]]
|-
| [[Great North Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 58''<br />''Helimed 63''
Helimed 58 or 63 (operates as spare)
| ''G-NHAA''<br>''G-NHAB''<br/>''G-NHAC''
| 3 × [[Eurocopter Dauphin|AS-365]]
| [[File:Great North Air Ambulance (6203404439).jpg|thumb|G-NHAA [[AS-365]]]]<br/>[[File:The Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS) Pride of Cumbria aircraft (G-NHAB).jpg|thumb|G-NHAB AS-365]]
|-
| [[Great Western Air Ambulance Charity|Great Western Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 65''
| ''G-GWAC''
| [[Eurocopter EC-135|EC-135]]
| [[File:G-GWAA Eurcopter EC135 Helicopter Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (30979391531).jpg|thumb|G-GWAA EC135. This was the charity's previous helicopter.]]
|-
| [[Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 56''
| ''G-HIOW''
| [[Eurocopter EC135|EC 135]]
| [[File:G-HIOW Eurocopter EC135 Helicopter Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Air ambulance Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (35646401042).jpg|thumb|G-HIOW Eurocopter EC135]]
|-
| | [[Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 60''<br />''Helimed 21''
| ''G-KSST''<br/>''G-KSSC''
| 2 x [[AgustaWestland AW169|AW169]]
|[[File:G-KSSC Leonardo AW169 Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (38812779405).jpg|alt=G-KAAT|thumb|Helimed 64 prior to being liveried]]<br />[[File:G-KSST Agusta AW169 Helicopter (24619322189).jpg|alt=|thumb|G-KSSA MD902 (foreground) & G-KSST AW169 (background)]]
|-
| [[Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 29''
| ''G-LNAC''
| [[AgustaWestland AW169|AW169]]
| [[File:G-LNAC Agusta Westland 169 Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (31930013686).jpg|thumb|G-LNAC AW169]]
|-
| [[London Air Ambulance]] (HEMS)
| ''Helimed 27''<br/>''Spare (Helimed 28 if required for major incidents)''
| ''G-EHMS''<br/>''G-LNDN''
| 2 x [[MD Helicopters MD Explorer|MD-902]] (Only one operational at any single time)
| [[File:London's Air Ambulance Helicopter at Tower Bridge.jpg|thumb|alt=G-EHMS|
G-EHMS MD902
]]<br/>[[File:G-LNDN Explorer MD900 Helicopter London's Air Ambulance Ltd (29633620852).jpg|thumb|G-LNDN MD902]]
|-
| [[Magpas|Magpas Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 66''
| G-HMDX
| [[MD Helicopters MD Explorer|MD-902]]
| [[File:G-HMDX Explorer MD900 Helicopter Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (28752847004).jpg|thumb|G-HMDX MD902]]
|-
| | [[Midlands Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 03'' <br />''Helimed 06'' <br />''Helimed 09''
| ''G-RMAA''<br>''G-HWAA''<br />''G-OMAA''
| 2 × [[Eurocopter EC 135|EC 135]]
1x [[EC145|H145]]
|
[[File:Helimed03-Rainbow.jpg|thumb|Helimed 03, G-RMAA at RAF Cosford, [[Eurocopter EC145|H145]]]]
<br />
[[File:Helimed09.jpg|thumb|Helimed 09; G-HWAA at Tatenhill Airfield, [[Eurocopter EC135]]]]
<br/>
|-
| [[North West Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 08'' <br />''Helimed 72''<br />''Helimed 75''
| ''G-NWAA''<br/>''G-NWAE''<br/>''G-NWEM''
| 3 × [[Eurocopter EC-135|EC-135]]
| [[File:North West Air Ambulance G-NWAA.jpg|thumb|alt=G-NWAA|G-NWAA EC135]]<br />[[File:G-NWAE Eurocopter EC135 Helicopter Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (31484910296).jpg|thumb|G-NWAE EC135]]<br/>[[File:G-NWEM Eurocopter EC135T2 (5845714312).jpg|thumb|G-NWEM EC135]]
|-
| [[Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance]]
| Helimed 76
| ''G-SCAA''
| 1 × [[Eurocopter EC-135|EC-135]]
| [http://bit.ly/2Ah9KyI]
|-
| [[Scottish Ambulance Service#Air wing|Scottish Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 02''<br />''Helimed 05''<br />''Gama xxx''<br />''Gama xxx''
| ''G-SASN''<br />''G-SASS''<br />''G-SASC''<br />''G-SASD''
| 2 × [[Eurocopter EC145|EC-145 T2]]<br />2 × [[Beechcraft Super King Air|King Air 200C]]
|[[File:EC145 G-SASN IMG 1843 (19639002395).jpg|thumb|G-SASN EC145]][[File:G-SASD (36317634432).jpg|thumb|G-SASD 200C]][[File:G-SASC-KingAir-1002.jpg|thumb|alt=G-SASC|
G-SASC 200C
]]
|-
| [[Thames Valley Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 24''
| ''G-TVAL''
| [[Eurocopter EC 135|EC 135]]
| [http://bit.ly/2SormzJ]
|-
| [[Wales Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 57''<br />''Helimed 59''<br />''Helimed 61''<br />''Helimed 67 (Children's)''
| ''G-WENU''<br/>''G-WOBR''<br/>''G-WROL''<br/>''G-WASC
| 3 x [[Eurocopter EC 145|H145]]
1 x [[Eurocopter EC 135|EC135]]
| [[File:G-WENU Eurocopter EC145 Helicopter (Wales Air Ambulance) Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd (35487393015).jpg|thumb|G-WENU H145]][[File:G-WASC Eurocopter EC-135T-2+ (cn 1074) Bond Helicopters Wales Air Ambulance (Bond Helicopters). (10444871213).jpg|thumb|G-WASC EC135]]
|-
| [[Wiltshire Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 22''
| ''G-WLTS''
| [[Bell 429 GlobalRanger|Bell 429]]
| [http://bit.ly/2AfJOnq]
|-
| [[Yorkshire Air Ambulance]]
| ''Helimed 98''<br />''Helimed 99''
| ''G-YOAA''<br />''G-YAAC''
| 2 × [[Eurocopter EC145|H145]]
|[[File:AirTV-Pasteup-3 Countryside.jpg|thumb|G-YAAC H145]]
|}
==Patient transport operations==
[[File:Mercy Jets Gulfstream Air Ambulance.jpg|thumb|right|Privately operated fixed wing air ambulance from the UK]]
There are also a number of patient transport operations in the UK, generally using [[fixed wing aircraft]], and which are part of a system of moving patients between points of care, or as part of a repatriation to the UK. There is a [[helicopter]] based patient transfer service, focused on paediatric cases, called the [[Children's Air Ambulance]], which first flew in 2012.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
The [[Scottish Ambulance Service]] operates two fixed wing aircraft in this role, and there is a similar service provided under contract in Northern Ireland, with patients flown to the mainland UK for treatment.<ref></ref> In 2015 the [[Emergency_Medical_Retrieval_Service|neonatal, paediatric and adult emergency care and retrieval operations]] were brought together with the Scottish Ambulance Service and utilise the aircraft and road ambulances for this purpose. They are co-located at the Scottish Ambulance Air Base at Glasgow International Airport.
There are also a number of private providers offering transport by fixed wing aircraft.
In 2012, [[Children's Air Ambulance|the Children's Air Ambulance]] was launched, providing a national service for the transport of paediatric patients to specialist centres. In 2017, G-HEMZ will be retasked to emergency HEMS operations and replaced with 2 brand new [[AgustaWestland AW169]] helicopters - registered G-TCAA and G-PICU. Both of which are currently in the final stages for service and pilots are undergoing training for the new aircraft, which are provided by [[Specialist Aviation Services]].
==Notable accidents involving air ambulances==
*On 19 May 1996, a [[Britten-Norman Islander]] aircraft operated by [[Loganair]] for the [[Scottish Ambulance Service]] [[2005 Loganair Islander accident#1996 accident|crashed short of the runway]] at [[Tingwall Airport|Lerwick/Tingwall Airport]] in [[Shetland]] while turning to final approach at night during strong and gusting winds. The pilot was killed, and the physician and [[flight nurse]] were injured. There was no patient on board at the time.<ref name=AAIB96></ref>
*On 26 July 1998, the three man crew of the [[Kent Air Ambulance]] died when the aircraft collided with power lines and crashed in a field in [[Burham]], near [[Rochester Airport (England)|Rochester Airport]].<ref>[https://bbc.in/1m3JC0s Helicopter crash kills three] BBC News, 27 July 1998</ref><ref></ref> Initial investigation established no definitive cause for the crash, due to the fireball produced on impact. Controversy ensued when the pilot's employers, Police Aviation Services, denied liability. On 19 February 2004, following a civil case brought by the pilot's widow to the High Court in Manchester, it ruled that the crash was caused by mechanical failure, not as suggested flying low for fun, and ordered compensation to be paid.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
*On 14 June 2000, four passengers and one pilot were killed when a [[Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain]], chartered for a medical transfer from the [[Isle of Man]], crashed on approach to [[Liverpool Airport]].<ref></ref>
*[[2005 Loganair Islander accident|On 15 March 2005]], a [[Britten-Norman Islander]] aircraft operated by [[Loganair]] crashed into the sea while descending toward [[Campbeltown Airport]] in western Scotland. The aircraft was operating an [[air ambulance]] flight on behalf of the [[Scottish Ambulance Service]]. The pilot and [[paramedic]] both died in the crash.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==See also==
* [[Police aviation in the United Kingdom]]
==References==
==External links==
* [http://bit.ly/2Snkx1o http://bit.ly/2Snkx1o] – The Association of Air Ambulances in the UK ([http://bit.ly/2Aj6iUj full list of all air ambulances])
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