Politicians from across London have today backed London’s Air Ambulance and the work we undertake, encouraging people to get involved with our events and fundraising during National Air Ambulance Week.
We really appreciate all the messages of support.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
The infographic highlights some of the charity’s data from the last 6 months, including the number of patients treated, a breakdown of injury mechanisms, and the procedures performed at the roadside.
Key statistics:
London’s Air Ambulance has treated 917patients in the first months of 2016 The mechanisms of injury were:
Charles Newitt, Interim CEO of London’s Air Ambulance said: “I would like to thank Crystal Palace Football Club for its generous donation to the London’s Air Ambulance charity and for encouraging the club’s fans to donate to the charity.
"As a charity we rely heavily on donations and we simply could not deliver our advanced trauma team to critically injured people in London 24/7, alongside our other emergency service partners, without our supporters.
It’s that time of the year again when air ambulances across the UK are raising awareness about the fact that we are all charities. Get involved this National Air Ambulance Week, 19th - 25th September, and help us spread the word and raise donations.
COLLECTIONS
We have an amazing 582 hours of collections happening all week at 15 of London’s largest stations, so do pop by and say hello!
Thank you to everyone who took part in our Summer Raffle 2016. Over £82,000 and counting has been raised to support our life-saving service.
Congratulations to all of our winners:
TOP PRIZE WINNERS
£50 M &S VOUCHER
In the early hours of Sunday the 31st of July, cyclists were saddling up ready to tackle the 100 mile route of the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100. Clad in their London's Air Ambulance cycling jerseys, 48 of them took on the challenge to raise vital funds for us.
Our ex-patient who suffered critical injuries in a workplace fall will be abseiling off the helipad atop The Royal London Hospital on Friday 16 September to support our charity and the vital work we do for the 10 million people who live, work and travel in the city.
As a young Site Manager on a construction site in Beckenham, Clive Kraus fell more than 15 feet in what was a potentially fatal fall. London’s Air Ambulance delivered a doctor and paramedic to Clive’s side in minutes.
Students from Northcote Lodge School have almost tripled their £10,000 fundraising target this school year. The independent preparatory school for boys aged 8-13 in Wandsworth, South London chose us to be their Charity of the Year last September and have since raised staggering £26,000.
The pioneering trauma and emergency care provided by the London’s Air Ambulance charity, Barts Health NHS Trust and the London Ambulance Service will feature in the third series of BBC 2’s series‘An Hour To Save Your Life’.
We are thrilled to announce that London’s Air Ambulance has been selected as one of the beneficiaries of ICAP’s Charity Day 2016.
ICAP Charity Day has raised nearly £127 million to date, £7.5 million in 2015 alone, for charities around the world since it was first launched in 1993. On one day a year, all ICAP revenue and all brokers' commissions from the day go direct to the charities supported.
