3-Dec-2024Source: HELP Appeal
The upgraded helipad at Raigmore Hospital has become a lifeline, with over 2,100 landings since 2019 — averaging close to nine landings every week. These landings, including those by Scottish Air Ambulances and the Coastguard, highlight the high demand for helipads in emergency care. Thanks to a £480,000 donation from the HELP Appeal, the only... Read more
21-Nov-2024Source: HELP Appeal
HELP Appeal Trustee, Toby Askin, was invited to see Salford Royal’s helipad recently and learn more about its vital role in emergency care for the most critically ill in the region. The state-of-the-art helipad, which was made possible by a £2 million donation from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK dedicated to... Read more
14-Nov-2024Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, is proud to announce it is funding a new, state-of-the-art helipad at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester. This significant upgrade, made possible through a donation of over £288,000 from the charity, marks another major milestone in the HELP Appeal’s commitment to providing... Read more
1-Nov-2024Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal has granted £300,000 towards the relocation of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance airbase and charity headquarters to a site near Southampton Airport. The HELP Appeal is the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads and air ambulance base helipads. The charity has previously funded helipads at... Read more
31-Oct-2024Source: HELP Appeal
This year marks a significant milestone for King’s College Hospital as it celebrates the eighth anniversary of its life-saving rooftop helipad, which has seen 2,660 landings since its opening in 2016. Serving as a Major Trauma Centre for South East London and Kent, the hospital has become a vital hub for emergency medical care, with... Read more
15-Oct-2024Source: HELP Appeal
A donation of £34,077 from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, has enabled Salisbury District Hospital to become one of the first nine hospitals in the country to be equipped with a HELP Appeal funded state-of-the-art weather station on its helipad. This innovative addition provides emergency... Read more
7-Oct-2024Source: HELP Appeal
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital’s helipad in Oswestry opened 15 years’ ago this month, after HELP Appeal donated £400,000 to cover its entire upgrade. Since then, it has seen 1,187 landings which have included patients with serious spinal injuries, who have been flown directly to the hospital to receive specialist care. The... Read more
18-Sep-2024Source: HELP Appeal
The helipad at Leeds’ Major Trauma Centre has seen 1,182 landings since the HELP Appeal donated over £132,000 in 2017 to install essential lighting and fire-fighting equipment on the helipad, allowing air ambulances to land later in the evening and provide immediate access to the Emergency Department for critically ill patients. Previously, the helipad had... Read more
29-May-2024Source: HELP Appeal
The new HELP Appeal funded helipad on the Isle of Mull, has been officially opened by John Wilson, who together with the late Dr. Bill Thomson, were responsible for the development of Mull and Iona Community Hospital. The ‘Wilson – Thomson’ helipad is named in their honour. Since the helipad became operational on 19 March... Read more
7-May-2024Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal has granted £1.8 million to Midlands Air Ambulance Charity which will fund the redevelopment of its Strensham airbase on the Worcestershire / Gloucestershire border. The redevelopment will include a new hangar replacing the existing one which is over 20 years old. Based in the Midlands, the HELP Appeal, operated by County Air... Read more
18-Apr-2024Source: HELP Appeal
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust officially opened its new upgraded hospital landing site for air ambulances today. The helipad was funded by a £321,000 donation from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. Senior executives from the Trust, Wiltshire Air Ambulance, the HELP Appeal and other stakeholders attended the... Read more
11-Apr-2024Source: HELP Appeal
Thanks to a £270,000 donation from the HELP Appeal, the only helipad charity in the country – which has this year already funded new funded emergency helipads on the Isle of Gigha and Mull – the construction of the Campbeltown Hospital helipad on the Kintyre peninsula in the west of Scotland, became complete and operational... Read more
4-Mar-2024Source: HELP Appeal
For the first time, the Corps of Royal Engineers, and the HELP (Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads) Appeal, the only helipad charity in the country, will be working together to build a much-needed emergency helipad on the community owned Isle of Gigha. Gigha is located on the most southerly Hebridean Islands, three miles west of the... Read more
13-Nov-2023Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal has announced that there have been 26,000 landings on the 25 new hospital helipads it has funded across the country since its creation in 2009. In addition, this figure does not include the 20 hospital helipads which have also been upgraded thanks to its supporters. Since 2009 the charity: Funded 45 new,... Read more
19-Oct-2023Source: HELP Appeal
Thanks to a £37,000 donation from the HELP Appeal, Bristol Royal Infirmary has become the second major trauma centre in the UK to benefit from a weather station which provides certainty and real time information for emergency helicopter pilots about weather conditions, ensuring that its patients are seen quicker and with more efficiency. The weather... Read more
9-Feb-2023Source: HELP Appeal
Plans to build a new helipad at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) have taken a major step forward thanks to a £2million pledge from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country that funds NHS hospital helipads. Dorset County Hospital plans to build a brand-new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit on the former... Read more
7-Feb-2023Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal, which is the only charity in the country dedicated to funding lifesaving hospital and air ambulance base helipads, has donated £26,787 to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, for new runway lights, helipad lighting and a new windsock at its Henstridge Airfield home. The new lights, due to be installed this month, will... Read more
14-Oct-2022Source: HELP Appeal
Thanks to a £2million donation from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, the construction of a state-of-the-art helipad on top of the first standalone Major Trauma Hospital in the UK, at Salford Royal Hospital, is now complete. The donation, made from the HELP Appeal to... Read more
14-Jun-2022Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal, which is the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, announces that over 20,000 landings have been made on the NHS hospital helipads it has funded. It has donated over £40 million so far towards 45 helipads in total, which also includes 25 new helipads and major... Read more
1-Jun-2022Source: London's Air Ambulance
Following a campaign during our 30th anniversary, we celebrated the official opening of London’s Air Ambulance’s new helipad space. The new offices are positioned closer to the flight deck, enabling the crew to reach the aircraft faster when a trauma call comes in. Therefore this development will potentially give London’s most critically injured patients... Read more
14-Apr-2022Source: HELP Appeal
Thanks to a £2 million pledge from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country funding NHS hospital helipads, Salford Royal’s new hospital will have a new rooftop helipad that will be able to receive seriously injured or ill patients flown directly in by helicopter. It means that up to 20 minutes will be... Read more
8-Apr-2022Source: HELP Appeal
A Cambridgeshire based lifesaving charity that flies hospital-level care to patients at the scene of their medical emergencies, has received a generous donation from the HELP Appeal to invest in cutting edge medical equipment. Magpas Air Ambulance doctors and paramedics have the skills and kit to effectively bring a hospital A&E department to the scene... Read more
4-Apr-2022Source: HELP Appeal
A new, lifesaving helipad is now open at Scarborough Hospital that will enable seriously ill and injured patients to have immediate access to the Emergency Department after landing by helicopter. Thanks to a £500,000 donation by the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads, work began in December on... Read more
21-Feb-2022Source: HELP Appeal
Seriously ill or injured patients from across the region will benefit from extended air ambulance flying hours thanks to a generous donation of nearly £47,000 to Peterborough City Hospital from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads State-of-the-art helipad lighting will enable air ambulances to land throughout the... Read more
21-Oct-2021Source: HELP Appeal
Magpas Air Ambulance welcomed Robert Bertram, Chief Executive of the HELP Appeal to its airbase in Cambridgeshire after receiving a £300,000 donation to its ‘Future 50’ appeal to fund a new airbase. During the visit he met with Magpas Air Ambulance CEO, Daryl Brown MBE, to find out more about the new base, which is... Read more
21-Jun-2021Source: Midlands Air Ambulance
Longstanding grant funding from the HELP Appeal now totals a milestone £3.5million since 2014, helping to ensure Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s pre-hospital rapid response service remains at the forefront of clinical and operational excellence. Currently celebrating 30 years of advanced lifesaving care, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is entirely reliant on donations from the general public,... Read more
13-Apr-2021Source: HELP Appeal
NHS Lothian and the HELP Appeal are celebrating an important milestone as the new helipad located at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and the Department of Clinical Neuroscience (RHCYP/DCN) officially opens. The helipad, located above the fourth floor of the RHCYP/DCN will serve both the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the RHCYP/DCN... Read more
8-Sep-2020Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal, which improves helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) by funding the construction of new or upgraded hospital and air ambulance helipads, has announced there have been 15,500 landings on the NHS hospital helipads it has funded across the country. Since the charity’s creation in 2009, it has donated £20 million towards 39 new... Read more
10-Jul-2020Source: HELP Appeal
A brand new helipad at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) is now open, thanks to a £1million donation from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads. The hospital’s previous helipad was unable to receive night landings, but the new helipad is equipped... Read more
22-May-2020Source: HELP Appeal
Hereford County Hospital has opened its new, larger helipad thanks to the support of the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. The entire construction costs of the new helipad and additional infrastructure around the Emergency Department, were covered by the HELP Appeal’s £100,000 donation. The new helipad has... Read more
29-Jan-2020Source: HELP Appeal
Donors who supported the appeal to raise funds for the new state-of-the-art Helipad at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) attended a ‘breaking of the ground’ celebration to mark construction work progress. Funding for the Helipad was raised by MFT Charity’s Time Save Lives Appeal, which raised a phenomenal £3.9million in just 12 months, thanks... Read more
13-Dec-2019Source: HELP Appeal
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Maidstone Hospital on Wednesday (11 December 2019) to officially open its new helipad. The HELP Appeal, which is the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads, donated £300,000 to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to build the all-weather pad at the rear of the... Read more
11-Dec-2019Source: HELP Appeal
University Hospitals of North Midlands Major Trauma Centre is the first in the UK to benefit from a weather station which provides certainty and real time information for emergency helicopter pilots about weather conditions, ensuring that its patients are seen quicker and with more efficiency. The weather station, called “Skyview”, which has been donated by... Read more
26-Sep-2019Source: HELP Appeal
Work to replace the old helipad at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital is well underway, thanks to the cost being totally funded with a £1million grant from the HELP Appeal– the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. It is anticipated that the new helipad is set to open by January... Read more
16-Sep-2019Source: HELP Appeal
The fundraising campaign for a life-saving helipad at Sheffield Children’s Hospital took a major step forward thanks to a £562,500 charity donation. This morning, the HELP Appeal’s Chief Executive Robert Bertram presented the second installment of their £2.25M pledge to David Vernon-Edwards, Director of The Children’s Hospital Charity. It takes the fundraising towards the Helipad... Read more
22-Aug-2019Source: London’s Air Ambulance
London’s Air Ambulance Charity has announced it has received £250k from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital and air ambulance helipads, and £1.4million from the Department of Health and Social Care towards much needed redevelopment of its helipad base. A fundraising appeal was launched at the start of... Read more
7-Aug-2019Source: HELP Appeal
The first helicopter to land on a new £500,000 helipad in Hull touched down on Friday. A five person crew from Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance was the first to fly in and step foot on the newly completed helipad to the rear of Hull Royal Infirmary. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has undertaken... Read more
17-Jul-2019Source: HELP Appeal
After a £850,000 donation from the HELP Appeal, Derriford Hospital in Plymouth was able to build a brand new helipad in June 2015. Four years on, it has seen 1700 landings. On average, that’s around eight landings per week. Before the helipad was built, the hospital only had a grassy area for Devon and Cornwall’s... Read more
11-Jul-2019Source: HELP Appeal
It’s been one year since Ipswich Hospital opened its new helipad for the first time after the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country that funds hospital helipads – covered the entire £250,000 cost. Twelve months later, it has seen 72 landings from critically ill patients across the East Anglia region, who have... Read more
1-Jul-2019Source: HELP Appeal
Construction work on the new state-of-the-art, £3.9million helipad at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) has begun and is set to benefit four major hospitals in Manchester city-centre. The new helicopter landing site, being built on the roof of Grafton Street car park on Oxford Road will enable critically ill or injured babies, children and... Read more
7-Jun-2019Source: HELP Appeal
Bristol Royal Infirmary has announced that a new Deck Integrated Fire Fighting System (DIFFS) is now fully operational on its rooftop helipad and has received a cheque worth £574,023.95 from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads – to cover its entire cost. The HELP Appeal pledged... Read more
22-Mar-2019Source: HELP Appeal
HELP Appeal, which is the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads, presented a cheque to Royal Preston Hospital worth over £111,000. The donation has covered improvements to the safety of the hospital helipad and further assisted its night flying capabilities. The works included additional safety signage, warning lights and automated barriers... Read more
19-Mar-2019Source: HELP Appeal
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is set to open a new 24 hour helipad at Maidstone Hospital thanks to the generous support of the HELP (Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads) Appeal. Robert Bertram, Chief Executive of the HELP Appeal, presented a cheque to the Trust on Wednesday 13 March. The charity is the only one... Read more
4-Mar-2019Source: HELP Appeal
New helipad lighting is making a vital difference at Dorset County Hospital. The new lighting was recently installed following a generous donation from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. In an emergency, when time is of the essence, being able to land an air ambulance seconds away... Read more
22-Feb-2019Source: HELP Appeal
A programme of work to upgrade the helipad at Raigmore Hospital has now been successfully completed with the helipad now fully operational and equipped to meet increasing demands. With over 500 flights each year it’s a common sight to see helicopters arriving and taking off from the helipad based at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. The... Read more
7-Feb-2019Source: HELP Appeal
The fundraising campaign for a life-saving Helipad at Sheffield Children’s Hospital took a major step forward today thanks to a new charity partnership. The HELP Appeal’s Chief Executive Robert Bertram has presented the first installment of £562,500 out of a £2.25M pledge to David Vernon-Edwards, Director of The Children’s Hospital Charity. The HELP Appeal has... Read more
11-Sep-2018Source: HELP Appeal
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) today welcomed Robert Bertram, Chief Executive of the HELP (Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads) Appeal to their air base. During the visit he met with representatives from GWAAC to find out more about their new air base, which is currently under construction in Almondsbury. The HELP Appeal is the only... Read more
10-Sep-2018Source: HELP Appeal
With over 500 flights each year it’s quite common to see helicopters arriving and taking off from the helipad based at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and this much used facility is about to undergo an upgrade. The upgrade to the current landing site will allow the helipad to meet the increasing demands due to larger... Read more
15-Jun-2018Source: HELP Appeal
A life-saving helipad which will allow medics to transfer critically-ill patients into Ipswich Hospital’s emergency department (ED) quickly and smoothly has welcomed its first air ambulance. The £250,000 facility has been constructed next to the ED and opened today (11 June). It has been paid for by the HELP Appeal, which is the only charity... Read more
7-Jun-2018Source: HELP Appeal
The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital’s helipad in Glasgow has seen 692 landings over the past three years. That’s an average of 230 landings every year from the Scottish Air Ambulance and Coastguard services. The average number of landings every week has also risen from three to four in comparison to when the helipad was two years old. Between April 2017... Read more
25-Apr-2018Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK to fund vital infrastructure for hospital helipads, is funding the installation of a Deck Integrated Fire Fighting System (DIFFS) at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’s new helipad, which is due for completion by end of 2018. The £615,000 donation made today covers both the third £250,000... Read more
10-Apr-2018Source: HELP Appeal
The Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) has today received a £650,000 donation from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. The money will be used to incorporate a state of the art fire suppression system for the hospital’s new helipad. Typically used for off shore oil rigs,... Read more
27-Feb-2018Source: Wiltshire Air Ambulance
WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance’s state-of-the-art new airbase has been praised by the HELP (Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads) Appeal, which has generously funded the helipad with a £250,000 donation. Yesterday (22 February) Robert Bertram, Chief Executive of the HELP Appeal, visited the new airbase at Outmarsh Farm, Semington, near Melksham, for the first time since construction began.... Read more
13-Feb-2018Source: HELP Appeal
Wills and Legal Services (WLS), based in Malvern, has announced that, since 2014, it has raised £540,000 for the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. WLS’ specialist paralegals, who operate throughout England and Wales, support the HELP Appeal with their Wills Campaign where they write Wills for the general... Read more
21-Nov-2017Source: HELP Appeal
Emergency response helipad opens on Skye after funding from the HELP Appeal Portree helipad has been officially opened in Skye this weekend, following an extensive refurbishment programme, to provide a base for two rapid emergency response helicopters on the island to treat patients in urgent trauma cases. The new helipad capability will save vital minutes... Read more
20-Nov-2017Source: HELP Appeal
Seriously ill or injured patients from across Yorkshire are benefitting from extended air ambulance flying hours thanks to a generous donation to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Over £123,000 was donated by the HELP Appeal, a national charity set up to help provide Major Trauma Centres like Leeds with the necessary new or upgraded... Read more
8-Nov-2017Source: HELP Appeal
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital’s fundraising drive to build an onsite helipad linked to its Emergency and Critical Care services has got off to a flying start, thanks to a donation of £2m from the HELP appeal – the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. The £2m donation means the Luton... Read more
31-Oct-2017Source: HELP Appeal
It has been announced that plans for a helipad at QMC, Nottingham have changed. The HELP Appeal recognises that the plans for a new integrated emergency Care Centre that will include a rooftop helipad offers a far better solution for urgent and emergency care in Nottingham. The helipad will provide direct access to the Emergency... Read more
20-Oct-2017Source: HELP Appeal
Work is set to get underway on a brand new state-of-the-art £1.24m helipad at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, following the go-ahead from planners this week. The new raised helipad, which will be situated next to Worcestershire Oncology Centre, will be closer to the Accident and Emergency department, enabling paramedics to transfer critically ill patients into the... Read more
8-Sep-2017Source: Aintree Hospital
Kensington Palace has announced that The Duke of Cambridge will visit Aintree University Hospital to formally open the new Urgent Care and Trauma Centre (UCAT) this month. The £35m facility, which took four years to construct, is one of the most modern emergency centres in the country. During his visit on Thursday 14th September The... Read more
4-Sep-2017Source: HELP Appeal
Ipswich Borough Council has given planning permission to The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust to create a new lifesaving helipad beside its emergency department. The HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding the construction of hospital helipads, has agreed to fund the entire work, which will cost £250,000. It is likely that... Read more
22-Aug-2017Source: HeliHub.com
Police were called recently in Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy after a worker from the charity organisation HELP Appeal was canvassing in the area, asking residents for their bank details and donations. He claimed he was raising money for a much needed helipad at Victoria Hospital. But both NHS Fife and HELP Appeal have confirmed that there... Read more
21-Aug-2017Source: HELP Appeal
The first air ambulance landed on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s (RBH) new helipad yesterday, following a complete rebuild, funded by the HELP Appeal. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’s AW169 landed on the new pad, which allows larger aircraft to land and to land during the night. The rebuild, which came to £119,000, was completely funded... Read more
7-Jul-2017Source: HELP Appeal
A new £1m helicopter landing pad at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool received its first visitors as part of an inaugural test flight by the North West Air Ambulance. Medics say the helipad – which is operational from Monday 3rd July – will save vital minutes when transferring trauma patients from air ambulance into the... Read more
14-Jun-2017Source: Wiltshire Air Ambulance
WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance has secured funding and taken delivery of a new airfield lighting system that will assist its helicopter whilst taking off and landing safely at its airbase in Devizes at night. The purchase of the new lighting, a HEMS-Star portable helipad lighting system, has been funded by a donation of £6,950 from the... Read more
11-Apr-2017Source: HELP Appeal
The 3Ts Redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton, has received its first donation – an instalment of £500,000 of its £1m pledge – from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK dedicated to providing this essential funding. The new helipad, which will be situated on the roof of the Thomas... Read more
14-Mar-2017Source: HELP Appeal
Work has started on a £1m helipad at Aintree University Hospital funded by the HELP Appeal, which will give seriously injured patients arriving by air ambulances immediate access to the Emergency Department and specialist treatment . This new helipad will serve patients from across Cheshire and Merseyside, and will reduce transfer time for patients in... Read more
21-Feb-2017Source: Wiltshire Air Ambulance
WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance’s major fundraising appeal for its new airbase is to receive a significant donation of £250,000. The funding is for the helipad and associated costs at the charity’s new airbase at Outmarsh Farm, Semington, near Melksham, and has been given by the HELP (Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads) Appeal. The HELP Appeal is the... Read more
18-Jan-2017Source: HeliHub.com
Aintree University Hospital has received approval for the construction of a helipad. The helipad, costing £1 million, has been funded by the charity HELP Appeal. There are conditions they have to adhere to though, such as taking measures to ensure noise reduction in residential areas, reports Liverpool Echo. The helipad will save valuable time for... Read more
17-Jan-2017Source: HELP Appeal
East Prawle will have a helipad for the Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) to use thanks to the HELP appeal and local fundraising. The Appeal donated £5,600 towards the East Prawle site, contributing to the £8,000 raised by the local community. This donation means that more of the money raised by the Prowl Fair, private donations and... Read more
16-Jan-2017Source: Midlands Air Ambulance
Following the successful operation of four temporary night-lit emergency helipads across Herefordshire and Shropshire, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has announced it is now rolling out further temporary night-lit sites in the counties, to enable a greater number of patients in urgent need of medical attention reach the hospitals best suited for their specific injuries. The... Read more
8-Dec-2016Source: HELP Appeal
Liverpool City Council’s Planning Committee has approved plans for a £1 million helipad, funded by the HELP Appeal, to be built at Aintree University Hospital’s £35 million Urgent Care and Trauma Centre. Doctors at the regional major trauma centre, which brings together Aintree with neuro-surgery specialists at neighbouring The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust,... Read more
4-Dec-2016Source: HELP Appeal
Southampton General Hospital and the HELP Appeal this week celebrate the fifth anniversary of its life-saving onsite helipad. The hospital, which serves as the Major Trauma Centre for the region, has received over 1,750 patients since its launch in 2011. With over half of its landings received from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air... Read more
1-Nov-2016Source: HELP Appeal
King’s College Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of its helipad. The new helipad will save thousands of lives, helping the hospital serve its trauma population of 4.5 million people across south east London and Kent. Built on top of the hospital’s 10-storey Ruskin Wing, the helipad has been made possible thanks to a... Read more
26-Oct-2016Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal has provided a total of £2,267,000 non-repayable grants in September to hospitals across the United Kingdom, including £700,000 donated to hospitals in Scotland, to assist with the construction of new and upgraded hospital helipads. In September they contributed towards the construction of new and upgraded emergency landing pads at eight hospitals throughout... Read more
