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June 11, 2020
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) have received a grant of over £8,000 from The Lions Clubs International Foundation to enable them to purchase vital equipment […]
June 4, 2020
It’s human nature to feel good after helping someone. As alluded to in previous blogs, volunteering has a much needed positive impact on wellbeing and life […]
June 3, 2020
Over the last few months we received a drop in the number of call-outs, thanks to your efforts during lockdown. We’re so grateful to you, our […]
June 3, 2020
We’re delighted to announce that GWAAC has received over £9,000 from the special Bristol-based comedy night, Belly Laughs At Home. On Sunday 10th May thousands of […]
June 2, 2020
We are delighted to announce that our Specialist paramedic in Critical Care (SPCC), Vicki Brown, has been appointed as the first Advanced Practitioner in Critical Care […]
May 29, 2020
”Thank you for everything you have done and without you the World wouldn’t be the same. You have helped us so much so thank you so […]
May 22, 2020
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) welcome today’s announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care that Air Ambulances UK are set to receive £6 […]
Patient Stories
December 6, 2019
Lea had been a Lift Engineer for 28 years, and so when he was called to a maintenance job in a Bristol City Centre office in […]
December 4, 2019
On Valentine’s Day this year, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity was called out to Robin after he had a high speed cycling incident that left him […]
September 12, 2019
Every mother’s worst nightmare became a reality for Sarah Child when she received a call informing her that her daughter, Michelle, 21, had fallen off her […]
September 3, 2019
Here at GWAAC, we are always pleased to hear from the people that we have attended. What’s more, many of our patients – like Sallyanne Haigh […]