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'''Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance''' ('''SCAA''') is a [[charitable organization|registered charity]] which assists the [[Scottish Ambulance Service]] (SAS) with [[emergency medical services]] through the provision of [[helicopter]]-based [[air medical services|air ambulances]].
'''Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance''' ('''SCAA''') is a [[charitable organization|registered charity]] which assists the [[Scottish Ambulance Service]] (SAS) with [[emergency medical services]] through the provision of [[helicopter]]-based [[air medical services|air ambulances]]. They transport on average just less than 1 patient a day.


SCAA air ambulances complement the state-funded aircraft that also operate across [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.scottishambulance.com/newsDesk/NewsItem.aspx?NewsID=39 |title=Charity Air Ambulance for Scotland |publisher=[[Scottish Ambulance Service]] |date=27 November 2012 |accessdate=13 February 2015}}</ref>
SCAA air ambulances complement the state-funded aircraft that also operate across [[Scotland]];<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.scottishambulance.com/newsDesk/NewsItem.aspx?NewsID=39 |title=Charity Air Ambulance for Scotland |publisher=[[Scottish Ambulance Service]] |date=27 November 2012 |accessdate=13 February 2015}}</ref> a [[Eurocopter EC135]] is based at [[Perth Airport, Scotland|Perth Airport]]. A second EC135 operates from [[Aberdeen Airport]]. Both are crewed by 1 or 2 SAS [[paramedic]]s who are tasked from the SAS ambulance control centre at [[Cardonald]]. {{As of|2017|March}}, they have flown 1,300 missions.<ref name="STV 18Mar2017">{{cite news |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/388744/scotlands-charity-air-ambulance-crew-hailed-as-nations-rural-heroes/ |title=Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance crew hailed as nation's rural heroes |first=Mark |last=Mackay |work=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]] |date=18 March 2017 |accessdate=21 March 2017}}</ref>
A [[Eurocopter EC135]] is based at [[Perth Airport, Scotland|Perth Airport]]. A second EC135 operates from [[Aberdeen Airport]]. Both are crewed by SAS [[paramedic]]s and are tasked from the SAS ambulance control centre at [[Cardonald]]. {{As of|2017|March}}, they have flown 1,300 missions.<ref name="STV 18Mar2017">{{cite news |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/388744/scotlands-charity-air-ambulance-crew-hailed-as-nations-rural-heroes/ |title=Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance crew hailed as nation's rural heroes |first=Mark |last=Mackay |work=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]] |date=18 March 2017 |accessdate=21 March 2017}}</ref>
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In the year ending March 2021, SCAA raised revenue of £6.0M, of which £3.3M was spent operating the air ambulance service.<ref name = oscroverview >{{cite web | url = https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=41845 | title = Charity Details: Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance, SC041845 | publisher = [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator|OSCR]] | access-date = 13 March 2022}}</ref>
In the year ending March 2021, SCAA raised revenue of £6.0M, of which £3.3M was spent operating the air ambulance service.<ref name = oscroverview >{{cite web | url = https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=41845 | title = Charity Details: Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance, SC041845 | publisher = [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator|OSCR]] | access-date = 13 March 2022}}</ref>


Across 2021 SCAA deployed crews on 810 occasions and airlifted 333 people, with almost three quartes of these patients being flown to a [[major trauma centre]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-59941738 |title=Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance records busiest ever year |work=BBC News |date=14 January 2022 |access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref>
Across 2021 SCAA deployed crews on 810 occasions and airlifted 333 people, with almost three quarters of these patients being flown to a [[major trauma centre]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-59941738 |title=Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance records busiest ever year |work=BBC News |date=14 January 2022 |access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==

Revision as of 14:28, 10 May 2023

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
Founded26 October 2010[1]
TypeCharitable organisation
Registration no.Scotland SC384396
OSCR SC041845[1]
HeadquartersPerth Airport, Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Area served
Scotland
Aircraft operated
Eurocopter EC135
Revenue£6.0 million[1] (2021)
Websitewww.scaa.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) is a registered charity which assists the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) with emergency medical services through the provision of helicopter-based air ambulances. They transport on average just less than 1 patient a day.

SCAA air ambulances complement the state-funded aircraft that also operate across Scotland;[2] a Eurocopter EC135 is based at Perth Airport. A second EC135 operates from Aberdeen Airport. Both are crewed by 1 or 2 SAS paramedics who are tasked from the SAS ambulance control centre at Cardonald. As of March 2017, they have flown 1,300 missions.[3]

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Air ambulance bases in Scotland
Key: Ch=Charity AS=Ambulance Service
The charity's first helicopter - G-NDAA, a MBB Bo 105
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance - G-SCAA, an Airbus H135

History

The organisation registered as a charity in Scotland in October 2010.[1] In late 2012, SCAA was hoping to raise money from public and private donations in excess of £1.5 million every year.[4] It commenced operations in May 2013, with a MBB Bo 105 airframe, registration G-NDAA, and flew 40 missions in the first month.[5] After two months, the service changed the hours it operated, allowing deployment later in the day. This change was to make the ambulance available at times of high demand.[6] By January 2014, the air ambulance had flown its 200th mission.[7] In May 2014, after a year of operations they had completed nearly 300 missions.[8] By February 2015, the ambulance had been despatched on almost 500 missions.[9]

In March 2015, it was announced that the charity would receive £3.3M, allocated from Libor fines, which would allow the charity to replace their helicopter with a larger, more capable aircraft.[10]

In October 2015, they upgraded to a Eurocopter EC135, which is faster and more powerful than the Bo 105.[11] The new EC135, registered G-SCAA, previously operated for the NHS funded air ambulance in Scotland as G-SASB.

The charity reached 1,000 call-outs in March 2016.[12]

Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance uses the radio call sign Helimed 76 for the Perth helicopter and Helimed 79 for the Aberdeen helicopter.[7]

In April 2018, the charity announced that a drive was underway to raise £6M towards the running of a second helicopter for a three-year period.[13] In November, they announced that this second aircraft would be based in Aberdeen and that they hoped that the service would be running by late 2019.[14] A four-year contract was signed with Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore in September 2019 for a Eurocopter EC135, callsign Helimed 79, to operate from Aberdeen International Airport from early 2020.[15]

In the year ending March 2021, SCAA raised revenue of £6.0M, of which £3.3M was spent operating the air ambulance service.[1]

Across 2021 SCAA deployed crews on 810 occasions and airlifted 333 people, with almost three quarters of these patients being flown to a major trauma centre.[16]

Awards

Crew members were chosen as "Rural Heroes 2017" by the judges at the Scottish Rural Awards.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Charity Details: Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance, SC041845". OSCR. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Charity Air Ambulance for Scotland" (Press release). Scottish Ambulance Service. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b Mackay, Mark (18 March 2017). "Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance crew hailed as nation's rural heroes". The Courier. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Perth base for Scotland's charity air ambulance". BBC News. BBC. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ "'Busy' first month for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance". BBC News. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Scotland's charity air ambulance alters operating hours to meet demands". BBC News. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Charity air ambulance hailed as helicopter flies 200th mission". STV News. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Round the world in 80 days flight takes off from Perth". BBC News. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  9. ^ Burdge, Richard (13 February 2015). "Blue Light display to mark Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance milestone". The Courier. D. C. Thomson & Co. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Libor fines pay for charity air ambulance". BBC News. BBC. 18 March 2015.
  11. ^ "New helicopter unveiled for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance". STV News. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  12. ^ MacPhee, Catriona (29 March 2016). "Charity air ambulance saves hillwalker in 1000th call-out". STV News. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Second helicopter plan for Scotland's Air Ambulance Charity". BBC News. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Aberdeen base for second Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance helicopter". BBC News. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Air ambulance helicopter contract signed for Aberdeen service". BBC News. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance records busiest ever year". BBC News. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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