Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex visited London’s Air Ambulance Charity as part of a tour of two charities supported by the Wessex Youth Trust on the Earl’s 50th birthday. TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex awarded London’s Air Ambulance Charity a grant for over £10,000.
The Institute of Pre-Hospital Care at London’s Air Ambulance Charity partnered with Barts and the London School of Medicine at Queen Mary University of London to create the UK’s first Intercalated BSc degree in Pre-Hospital Medicine.
Image: The Institute of Pre-Hospital Care’s logo at the time
UK's first Patient Liaison Nurse for trauma patients was appointed, funded by the City of London Corporation's charity, City Bridge Trust.
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London at the time, visited the helipad. “I am very proud that London’s Air Ambulance has such a world-leading reputation for delivering the most cutting edge advanced trauma care outside of hospital - care that is saving countless lives. That has only been possible because of the generosity of Londoners to date,” he said.
The aircraft overnight base moved from Denham to the Royal Air Force base in South Ruislip, Northolt. The relocation reduces flight time to and from the helipad at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, thereby saving on fuel costs.
The helicopter received new livery: the red helicopter is emblazoned with emergency markings and the charity’s key messages to create greater awareness of London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s work and the need for support.
Sir Stirling Moss thanked London's Air Ambulance Charity after he suffered a terrible fall in his home in 2010. Within minutes, our specialist doctor and paramedic trauma team was at his side providing advanced medical care.
London's Air Ambulance was the first air ambulance in the UK to carry blood on board. The initiative, lead by Dr Anne Weaver, brought blood transfusion to the roadside.
The service moved to a new helipad at the top of The Royal London Hospital, 17 floors above Whitechapel Road. At 284ft, the helipad is the highest in Europe and is almost the same height as Big Ben.
The first pre-hospital emergency medicine professor in the UK was appointed.
Image: Prof. David Lockey.
