North West Air Ambulance Charity

Local man’s life saved by charity after urgent chest surgery following bike accident

A North West man is thanking a local charity for saving his life after a biking accident left him with potentially fatal consequences. Jon Hill, a 62-year-old biking enthusiast, was enjoying a solitary ride through the hills of Macclesfield when he unexpectedly collided with a farmer manoeuvring his cattle trailer …

06 Feb 2024

NWAA Launches Corporate Crew

The North West Air Ambulance Charity is very proud to announce the launch of their Corporate Crew members club. The exclusive club is for businesses from across the North West to join and support the charity’s lifesaving mission. Within membership to the club, there are benefits such as reach across …

17 Jan 2024

NWAA Called Out to Record Number of Missions

The North West Air Ambulance Charity has now been called to more than 3,000 missions across the North West in 2023, including, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria. The lifesaving charity provides enhanced pre-hospital care to the most critically ill and injured patients across the five-county region, an area …

15 Jan 2024

“OUR CREW NEEDS YOU THIS CHRISTMAS!”

North West Air Ambulance Charity once again wants everyone to send in a “Message in a Bauble” for their crew this Christmas who will be working as usual over the whole of the Christmas period. The North West Air Ambulance Charity is continuing its tradition of asking supporters to send …

13 Dec 2023

Mum thanks charity for saving her life in time for Christmas

Nicola, 38, had been visiting the local Christmas lights switch-on with her family. As she was putting her daughter, Emily, into her car seat, Nicola collapsed. She was unresponsive and had stopped breathing. What was a Christmas tradition for their family had become a nightmare. Nicola’s husband, Ben, began performing …

13 Nov 2023

NWAA Awarded Investing in Volunteers Accreditation

The North West Air Ambulance Charity has been awarded the Investing in Volunteers quality standard. The accreditation shows that the North West-based charity values volunteers, demonstrating a commitment to volunteering from within the organisation. The North West Air Ambulance Charity has over 500 volunteers spanning the whole of the North …

02 Nov 2023

Thieves steal air ambulance charity’s flight helmet while attending emergency

On Friday, 6th October, a critical care paramedic from the North West Air Ambulance Charity had their flight helmet stolen. The crew were responding to a 999 call in Whitefield, Manchester at 3.30 pm when the theft took place. As the crew were preparing to attend to a patient, a …

10 Oct 2023