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Line 1: {{Short description\|English charity air ambulance}} ~~The '''Great North Air Ambulance''' ('''GNAA''') is an [[England\|English]] [[charitable organization\|charity]] based~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=June 2020}} in the [[United Kingdom]]. It provides [[air ambulance]] services across the [[North of England]] from the Scottish border south to [[North Yorkshire]] in the east and [[Cumbria]] in the west. It currently operates three [[helicopters]], one based in [[Northumberland]], one in Cumbria and one at [[Durham Tees Valley Airport]]. {{Use British English\|date=June 2020}} {{Update\|reason=See talk page\|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox organization \| name = Great North Air Ambulance \| image = The Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS) Pride of Cumbria aircraft (G-NHAB).jpg \| caption = The ''Pride of Cumbria'' aircraft (G-NHAB) based in [[Langwathby]], near [[Penrith, Cumbria]] \| type = {{plainlist\|[[Air Ambulance]], [[Charitable organization\|Charitable organisation]]}} \| founded_date = 1991<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/our-work/who-we-are/history/\|title=History\|publisher=Great North Air Ambulance Service\|accessdate=7 June 2020}}</ref> \| vat_id = \| registration_id = Reg charity no: 1092204 \| founder = Grahame Pickering<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Conner-Hill \|first1=Rachel \|title=Great North Air Ambulance founder to leave charity due to ill health \|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19187967.great-north-air-ambulance-founder-leave-charity-due-ill-health \|access-date=15 July 2022 \|work=The Northern Echo \|date=25 March 2021 \|language=en}}</ref> \| ___location = {{plainlist\|[[Langwathby]], [[Cumbria]]<ref name = bases /> [[Urlay Nook]], [[County Durham]]}} \| coordinates = \| origins = \| leader_title = Chief Executive Officer \| leader_name = David Stockton<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hartley \|first1=Araminta \|title=Our new CEO \|url=https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/our-work/news/our-new-ceo \|access-date=15 July 2022 \|work=Great North Air Ambulance Service \|date=9 April 2021}}</ref> \| leader_title2 = Chair of the board \| leader_name2 = Brian Jobling<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hartley \|first1=Araminta \|title=Chairmanship role for tech entrepreneur \|url=https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/our-work/news/chairmanship-role-for-tech-entrepreneur \|access-date=15 July 2022 \|work=Great North Air Ambulance Service \|date=21 May 2014}}</ref> \| leader_title3 = Aircraft operated \| leader_name3 = [[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin\|Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin N2 & N3]] \| area_served = [[North Yorkshire]], the [[North East England\|North-East]], [[Cumbria]] and [[Scottish borders]]. \| mission = \| focus = \| method = \| revenue = £9.8{{nbsp}}million<ref name = ccoverview /> \| revenue_year = 2024 \| endowment = \| volunteers = 140<ref name = ccoverview /> \| volunteers_year = 2024 \| staff = 110<ref name = ccoverview /> \| staff_year = 2024 \| subsid = \| owner = \| non-profit_slogan = \| former name = \| homepage = {{Official url}} \| dissolved = \| footnotes = }} The '''Great North Air Ambulance Service''' ('''GNAAS''') is a registered charity and [[Air Ambulance\|air ambulance]] based in the [[United Kingdom]]. It operates a dedicated helicopter [[emergency service]] for the [[North of England]] with three aircraft. It serves [[North Yorkshire]], the [[North-East England\|North-East]], [[Cumbria]], the [[Scottish borders]] and the [[Isle of Man]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gov.im/news/2023/may/10/manx-care-extends-its-contract-with-the-great-north-air-ambulance-service/\|title=Manx Care extends its contract with the Great North Air Ambulance Service\|date=10 May 2023\|publisher=gov.im\|access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref> == Current operations == As part of a fundraising drive, Great North Air Ambulance temporarily handed off a [[teddy bear]] named Terence to the [[Royal Air Force]]. Over several months the RAF sent back pictures of Terence, including several from [[Iraq]] and of the bear flying a [[Lockheed U-2]]. [[File:Former Works, Urlay Nook - geograph.org.uk - 6088460.jpg\|thumb\|Urlay Nook site]] GNAAS operates three [[Dauphin (helicopter)\|Dauphin helicopters]] from its two bases at [[Langwathby]], near [[Penrith, Cumbria\|Penrith]] in [[Cumbria]], and [[Urlay Nook]], near [[Eaglescliffe]] in [[County Durham]].<ref name = bases >{{cite web \| title = The bases \| url = https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/our-work/who-we-are/airbase/ \| accessdate = 13 July 2022 \| website = Great North Air Ambulance Service}}</ref> Between July and December 2021, the service had an average of 85 helicopter call-outs per month.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Great North News \|page=14 \|edition=Winter/Spring 2022 \|url=https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/app/uploads/2022/02/Great-North-News-Winter-Spring-2022-Newsletter.pdf \|access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> [[File:Air ambulance at Patterdale - geograph.org.uk - 1736959.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A helicopter is seen landing in a spots field. Goal posts and a small hill are seen at the end of the field behind the helicopter, and in the far distance larger hills or mountains\|A helicopter landing in response to a call-out in Patterdale.]] During the first [[Ansari X Prize]] flight of [[SpaceShipOne]] ([[SpaceShipOne flight 16P]]), inanimate cargo was used to meet the prize requirements. Among the cargo was Terence. Terence was expected to be auctioned off after landing, but no confirmation of his sale is available. In hours of darkness, when the helicopters do not fly, [[North East Ambulance Service]] funds a Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT),<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hmr.nhs.uk/attachments/article/226/NWAS%20MERIT%20briefing%20Feb%2014.pdf\|title=Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT) Communication Briefing\|date=1 February 2014\|website=NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group (HMR CCG)\|accessdate=13 January 2019\|archive-date=22 January 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122080725/http://www.hmr.nhs.uk/attachments/article/226/NWAS%20MERIT%20briefing%20Feb%2014.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref> which is staffed by a doctor and paramedic team from GNAAS.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=https://www.neas.nhs.uk/news/2016/july/11/new-all-night-response-unit-proving-its-merit.aspx\|title=New all-night response unit proving its MERIT - North East Ambulance Service - NHS Foundation Trust\|website=www.neas.nhs.uk\|date=11 July 2016\|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref> The MERIT service extended in November 2018 to cover Thursday to Sunday nights, which were previously covered on an on-call basis.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/news-and-events/article/patients-benefit-from-all-night-service/\|title=Patients benefit from all-night service \|publisher=Great North Air Ambulance \|date=11 July 2016\|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref> The service uses [[Volvo XC90]] vehicles.<ref name = 2019accts/> ~~== External links ==~~ * [http://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/ Great North Air Ambulance] * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/3697538.stm Teddy bear astronaut to lift off] * [http://www.airambulancecharities.co.uk www.AirAmbulanceCharities.co.uk] - The Association of Air Ambulance Charities In 2014{{ndash}}2015, GNAAS had operating costs of £4.6{{nbsp}}million and an income of £6.2{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/where-your-money-goes/ \|title=Where your money goes \|publisher=Great North Air Ambulance \|accessdate=13 January 2019}}</ref> ~~[[Category:Air ambulance services in the United Kingdom]]~~ In 2023{{ndash}}2024, the operating costs were £7.3{{nbsp}}million against an income of £9.8{{nbsp}}million, which included a total of £370,000 from government contracts and grants.<ref name = ccoverview >{{cite web \| url = https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/3991794 \| title = Charity Overview: Great North Air Ambulance Service \| publisher = [[Charity Commission for England and Wales]] \| accessdate = 5 June 2025}}</ref> ~~[[Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom]]~~ In 2020, GNAAS began trials in using [[Jet suit\|jet suits]] to get from landed helicopters on call-outs to casualties in locations difficult to access.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hartley \|first1=Araminta \|title=The jet suit paramedic \|url=https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/our-work/news/the-jet-suit-paramedic \|access-date=13 July 2022 \|work=Great North Air Ambulance Service \|date=29 September 2020}}</ref> The simulation exercise showed a casualty, whose position it would take 25{{nbsp}}minutes to reach on foot, could be reached in a jet suit in 90{{nbsp}}seconds. {\| class="wikitable" ~~{{aviation-stub}}~~ \|+ Current helicopters<ref>{{cite web \|title=The helicopters \|url=https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/our-work/what-we-do/the-helicopters \|website=Great North Air Ambulance Service \|access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> ~~{{England-stub}}~~ \|- ~~{{Emergency-services-stub}}~~ ! Registration !! Model !! Year built !! Year entered service !! Nickname !! Base ___location \|- \| G-NHAE<ref>{{cite web \|title=Aircraft Data G-NHAE, 2007 Eurocopter AS-365N-3 Dauphin 2 C/N 6779 \|url=https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-NHAE.html \|website=www.airport-data.com \|access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> \|\| AS-365N-3 Dauphin 2 \|\| 2007 \|\| 2021 \|\| ''Pride of Cumbria II'' \|\| [[Langwathby]] \|- \| G-NHAD<ref>{{cite web \|title=Aircraft Data G-NHAD, 2015 Airbus Helicopters AS-365N-3+ Dauphin C/N 6979 \|url=https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-NHAD.html \|website=www.airport-data.com \|access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> \|\| AS-365N-3+ Dauphin \|\| 2015 \|\| 2020 \|\| ''Guardian of the North II'' \|\| [[Urlay Nook]] \|- \| G-NHAC<ref>{{cite web \|title=Aircraft Data G-NHAC, 1996 Eurocopter AS-365N-2 Dauphin 2 C/N 6497 \|url=https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-NHAC.html \|website=www.airport-data.com \|access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> \|\| AS-365N-2 Dauphin 2 \|\| 1996 \|\| 2010 \|\| None \|\| [[Urlay Nook]] \|} ==History== [[File:Great North Air Ambulance G-GNAA.jpg\|thumb\|alt=The former helicoper of GNAAS, G-GNAA, shown landed in a field in Darlington. A man in hi-vis clothing is leaning in its opened side door.\|G-GNAA on a call-out in 2008.]] The air ambulance service began in 1994 with the leased [[Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil]] helicopter G-NAAS.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Helicopter history \|url=https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/operations-challenge/helicopter-history \|website=Great North Air Ambulance Service \|access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> [[MBB Bo 105]] helicopters were operated from 2003, and an [[MD 902]] from 2006. 2006 also saw the introduction of the first Dauphin helicopter, G-HEMS. In 2010, the charity consolidated around a fleet of three Dauphin N2 helicopters, which were the first aircraft it owned. This ended the practice of leasing aircraft, which created financial issues. Two of these three Dauphin N2 helicopters were later replaced by newer Dauphin N3 helicopters G-NHAD and G-NHAE between 2019 and 2020. This was done to mitigate the risk involved with flying older aircraft.<ref name = 2019accts>{{cite web \| url = https://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends04/0001092204_AC_20190331_E_C.pdf \| date = 31 March 2019 \| title = The Great North Air Ambulance Service Trustees' report and financial statements \| publisher = [[Charity Commission for England and Wales]] \| accessdate = 23 June 2020}}</ref> ==In the media== From 8 March 2018, the charity appeared on [[Channel 4\|Channel 4's]] TV programme ''Emergency Helicopter Medics'', which followed the crews responding and treating emergency patients.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=https://www.eaaa.org.uk/in-the-news/east-anglian-air-ambulance-star-new-tv-documentary/\|title=East Anglian Air Ambulance to star in new TV documentary\|date=5 April 2018\|publisher=East Anglian Air Ambulance\|accessdate=8 April 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409043327/https://www.eaaa.org.uk/in-the-news/east-anglian-air-ambulance-star-new-tv-documentary/\|archivedate=9 April 2018\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other air ambulances that featured in the show include [[Thames Valley Air Ambulance]] and [[East Anglian Air Ambulance]]. ==See also== * [[Air ambulances in the United Kingdom]] * [[Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category\|Great North Air Ambulance}} * {{Official website}} * {{EW charity\|1092204}} {{Air ambulances in the United Kingdom}} [[Category:Air ambulance services in England]] [[Category:Charities based in County Durham]] [[Category:Northern England]]