LATEST AIR AMBULANCE MISSIONS
Real Missions. Real Patients. Two Lifesaving Services.
Explore the latest air ambulance incidents, emergency response missions and specialist hospital transfers attended by Your Local Air Ambulance and the National Children’s Air Ambulance across the UK.
Explore real mission updates from Your Local Air Ambulance and the National Children’s Air Ambulance, including emergency responses, specialist transfers and the lifesaving work carried out by our crews every day.
See where our crews have been responding across local communities and hospitals nationwide through our live mission map, showcasing the scale and reach of both services.
The mission doesn’t always end when our crews leave. Find out more about the emotional and practical support available for patients and families following traumatic incidents and specialist child transfers.
RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES EVERY DAY
From emergency response across local communities to specialist hospital transfers for critically ill babies and children, our crews provide advanced critical care when and where it matters most.
Your Local Air Ambulance
Delivering rapid-response pre-hospital emergency care across Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland by helicopter and critical care car.
- Over 3000 Missions attended in 2025
- 24/7 Critical Care
- Covering 5 Counties
- 2 Helicopters and 2 Critical Care Cars
National Children’s Air Ambulance
Delivering specialist transfers for critically ill babies and children between hospitals and specialist care centres across the UK.
- Hundreds of transfers completed each year
- Nationwide Service
- Working with dedicated clinical partner teams
- Paediatric & Neonatal Care
2026
 MISSION STATS
Jan – August 2026
Featured mission
A quick response 
to save Penny’s life
Last summer, a holiday to Whitby turned into a medical emergency for Penny, a 19-month-old toddler who had already faced a life-changing battle before. Less than a year earlier, at just 8 months old, Penny had undergone a lifesaving liver transplant at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. But as her family gathered for a relaxing summer break, Penny’s health suddenly took a turn for the worse.
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AIR AMBULANCE MISSION & INCIDENT MAP
EXPLORE LATEST MISSIONS
Helimed53 were tasked to a medical emergency in Ullesthorpe at 08:53 and were on scene at 09:05. Landing in a nearby field, the crew assisted the ambulance service with the extrication of a patient from their home. Following assessment of the situation, specialist critical care support was no longer required, and the patient was transported to Leicester Royal Infirmary by the attending ambulance crew.
Helimed53 were tasked to a medical emergency in Hinckley at 10:37 and were on scene at 10:48. Landing beside a nearby building site, the crew attended a medically unwell patient before escorting them by land ambulance to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment.
Helimed53 were tasked to an assault in Birmingham at 17:26 and were on scene at 17:40. The crew attended the incident before escorting the patient by land ambulance to hospital for further treatment.
Helimed54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Mansfield at 17:04 and were on scene at 17:28. The crew attended a patient experiencing a cardiac arrest and provided advanced clinical interventions at the scene.
Helimed53 were tasked to a trauma incident in Hinckley at 21:08 and were on scene at 21:19. The crew attended the incident before the patient was left in the care of the ambulance service for onward transfer to hospital.
Helimed53 were tasked to a medical emergency in Warwick at 10:05 and were on scene at 10:17. Landing close to the incident, the crew attended the patient before escorting them by land ambulance to hospital for further treatment.
Helimed54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Rutland at 12:38 and were on scene at 12:56. The crew provided critical care on scene before transferring the patient by air to Peterborough City Hospital for further treatment.
Working alongside clinical partner team Embrace, the G-CTPZ crew and NCAA Airdesk team transferred a patient and their parent to Scarborough General Hospital in just 21mins. The same journey by road would have taken 1hr 24mins.
Medic54 were tasked to a road traffic collision in Leicester at 04:43 and were on scene at 05:03. The crew attended a patient involved in a head-on collision before escorting them by land ambulance to Queen’s Medical Centre for further treatment.
Helimed54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Measham at 10:29 and were on scene at 10:38. Landing in a nearby field, the crew assisted with the care of a medically unwell patient before escorting them by land ambulance to hospital for further treatment.
Helimed53 were tasked to a road traffic collision in Lutterworth at 09:21 and were on scene at 09:26. Following a request from the ambulance service, the crew provided advanced critical care interventions before escorting the patient by land ambulance to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment.
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Your Local Air Ambulance stats for August 2026
Support Beyond The Mission
For many patients and families, the end of a mission is only the beginning of recovery. Our Patient Support & Aftercare teams are here to provide emotional support, guidance and practical help following traumatic incidents and specialist child transfers.
Find out more about the support available for patients, parents, carers and families following a mission or specialist transfer.
Patient and family stories help demonstrate the real impact of our services and the difference your support makes every day.
If you would like to speak to someone from our Patient Support & Aftercare team, we are here to help and support you.
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National Children’s Air Ambulance stats for August 2026
FAQs
To speak to our friendly Supporter Experience Team, please call 0300 3045 999* or complete our contact form and a member of our team will be in touch.
In total, we fly 4 helicopters across the charity, 2x for our local service and 2x for our Children’s Air Ambulance. We also have 2x Critical Care Cars that support our HEMs services.
Our local service covers 5x counties; Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland.
The Children’s Air Ambulance covers the whole of the UK and works with 10 Clinical Partner Teams from various specialist hospitals.
We provide a rapid response to medical emergencies in the counties of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, however, we do support air ambulances further afield if we’re needed.
The Children’s Air Ambulance operates throughout the UK and works with Clinical Partner Teams from specialist hospitals.
