The collection buckets from National Air Ambulance Week (19 - 25 September) have now all been emptied and counted and a staggering £13.301.53 has been raised. 

Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers across London who fundraised tirelessly for us and did their utmost to help us raise awareness about the fact that we are a charity. 

We are so grateful to everyone in London who donated for their generosity. Thank you also to all those who wore their pin badge to help us raise awareness of our cause.

A massive thank you to the 198 participants who were brave enough to take the plunge at our annual abseil last weekend. The fundraisers abseiled off the London’s Air Ambulance helipad — the highest in Europe — to support the charity. The 284ft high helipad sits on the top of The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

The event was kicked off by ex-patient Clive Kraus who abseiled in tandem with our mascot Dr Ted.  Clive was injured in a workplace fall and was attended to by London’s Air Ambulance. 

ERS, specialist motor insurer at Lloyds of London, has chosen to support our charity alongside Wales Air Ambulance. 

We were selected to benefit following a vote among their over 650 employees.  For a minimum of three years ERS staff will run their own initiatives, and also support those organised by London’s Air Ambulance and Wales Air Ambulance to raise much-needed funds to support the work we do in our local communities. 

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

• £3,000 — 932526 Harwood
• £500 — 700931 Ward
• £250 — 883258 Walter

 £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.