WILTSHIRE and Bath Air Ambulance has already responded to 607 medical emergencies in 2025.
The charity has been called to 607 missions in total, utilising the helicopter on 291 occasions, with 316 missions attended in the critical care cars - two-thirds of all missions were attended with a critical care doctor on board.
Part of the Charity’s long-term strategy is to ensure critical care doctors are part of the aircrew as often as possible, as they can carry out much-needed surgical procedures and medical interventions. Mission share with doctors has already risen from 51.1% in 2024.
Throughout the missions, a total of 177 patients have been transferred to local hospitals by the crew, with Southmead Hospital in Bristol being the most utilised at 51 times, followed by the RUH in Bath with 46 and GWH in Swindon at 28.
Safety and ground operations manager Richard Miller said: “We have a very dedicated crew – consisting of pilots, paramedics and doctors – who have been responding to emergencies, on average, three times every day so far this year.
“However, we would not be able to carry out this lifesaving work if it wasn’t for the amazing donors and local businesses who support our charity by raising vital funds to help us be there when we are needed most.”
Swindon has accounted for 91 of the missions to date, with Chippenham (56) and Trowbridge (46) and Bath (45) also regularly attended.
March 2025 proved to be the busiest ever month on record for the Charity, as the aircrew were called to 128 incidents across the 31 days – on average more than four missions per day.
It costs Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity over £5 million each year to continue its lifesaving work in the community.
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