Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance
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| Abbreviation | WNAA |
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| Formation | 2003 |
| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Purpose | Provision of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services to the counties of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and the Milton Keynes area. |
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Region served | UK |
Parent organization | The Air Ambulance Service |
| Website | Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance |
Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA), is an air ambulance service providing a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) to the counties of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and the Milton Keynes area.
It was established by Malcolm Hazell in 2003.[1]
During the first five years, the service became one of the first in the UK to routinely provide consultants and doctors on board the emergency aircraft enabling medical intervention at the emergency scene.
In 2011 it become one of the first, and only, Air Ambulances registered with the Care Quality Commission.
The service is run together with the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance(DLRAA) and The Children's Air Ambulance (TCAA). The umbrella organisation for WNAA, DLRAA and TCAA is called The Air Ambulance Service.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "LSH supports air ambulance relocation plans". Lambert Smith Hampton. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "Anton Du Beke lends support to Children's Air Ambulance". BBC News - Nottingham (BBC). 29 February 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.