Wiltshire Air Ambulance
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Wiltshire Air Ambulance is a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) serving Wiltshire, Bath and surrounding areas of England. The service was launched in 1990, and since 2015 has been run by Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, a registered charity.[1]
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Abbreviation | WAA |
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Legal status | Registered charity |
Purpose | Treating and transporting critically ill patients to hospital |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51.3517°N 2.1414°W / 51.3517; -2.1414 |
Region served | Wiltshire, Bath and surrounding areas |
Patron | Queen Camilla |
Main organ | Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust |
Website | www |
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In 2023, the charity was deployed on 1,167 missions, of which the helicopter attended 646 (55%) and the two road vehicles attended 521.[2] including 181 missions in Swindon, 70 in Salisbury and 96 in Bath.[3]
In 2024, the charity announced their yearly costs had risen to £4.5 million, which is over £12,000 per day.