Great Western Air Ambulance Charity’s (GWAAC) Critical Care Team are called to the most serious and life-threatening emergencies across the region. What they see and deal […]

Our crew train every day to ensure that their skills and confidence are the best they can be. They never know what they will be called […]

We saw a record number of call-outs last week (12 –18 April) with the crew responding to 52 incidents across the week. Our Critical Care Team […]

GWAAC’s Critical Care Team must wear a very specialist uniform to keep them safe whilst responding to people in need. Our patients need help fast. Often […]

Our crew treated their first COVID-19 patient in February 2020. Whilst lockdown didn’t begin until the end of March, they were already battling the virus on […]

Meet GWAAC’s New Pilot Alan We’re delighted to welcome experienced pilot, Alan, onto our team! All of our pilots are specialist HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) […]

Cosmo and Andrew return to GWAAC! We are pleased to have recently appointed two new Critical Care Doctors who you may remember from a few years […]

We’re delighted to announce that one of GWAAC’s founders and Critical Care Doctors, Dr Phil Cowburn has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year […]