The North West Air Ambulance Charity’s helicopters and critical care vehicles operate 365 days a year. Our highly skilled doctors and critical care paramedics on board provide enhanced pre-hospital care and hospital transfers to patients across the entire North West region each year – an area covering 5,500 square miles and over 8 million people.

Since its launch in 1999, the North West Air Ambulance Charity has been called to over 31,000 missions across the region, an average of around seven times a day.

Just as the many critically ill and injured patients would not have survived without the service the charity provides; the North West Air Ambulance Charity would not be here without the support of its community of fundraisers and partners.

We are not part of the NHS and we don't receive any government funding. We rely completely on public and corporate donations to carry on saving lives. The North West Air Ambulance Charity must raise over £12 million every year to continue its lifesaving service.

For more information on the North West Air Ambulance Charity or to donate, please visit nwairambulance.org.uk or call 0800 587 4570.