GWAAC is the air ambulance for Bath and North East Somerset
Flanked by the suburbs of Bristol and the hills of the Mendips and Cotswolds, Bath and North East Somerset boasts the second largest stone circle in Britain, the beautiful Chew Valley Lake and of course the Roman Spa of Bath.
Our Critical Care Team were called 101 times to Bath and North East Somerset in 2023. That’s nearly two people each week who were given the best chance of a positive outcome, thanks to their local air ambulance.
It is also more likely that we are called to the area by helicopter, meaning the average mission cost in B&NES is higher than other areas we serve.
What does 2024 look like?
The team have been called out 74 times in the first six months of 2024 (up from 57 in the same period the year before). And we opened two charity shops in B&NES to help fund our lifesaving service; one on Moorland Road in Bath and our newest shop on Keynsham High Street. Our shop staff have been enjoying welcoming all the local customers.
Find out more about our High Street shops on our retail web page.
You will also find us at the Bath Festival of Motoring and of course the Bath Half Marathon.
2023 B&NES missions in numbers:
Call-outs to B&NES
67 by critical care car
34 by helicopter
Medical emergencies
Trauma incidents