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East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA)

Impact Report 2024/25

East Anglian Air Ambulance treated 1,846 patients in 2024/25, including 156 children, responding to an average of 8 callouts a day from bases in Norwich and Cambridge. The Aftercare team supported 665 patients and families, up 70% on the prior year. Over 32,000 people were trained in CPR. The charity raised £18.8m and celebrated 25 years of operation, while launching an £8.2m appeal for a new Cambridge air base.

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24/7 helicopter emergency medical service from Norwich and Cambridge bases; Critical Care Response Vehicles; Aftercare service; community CPR training; RAID research group; Pre-Hospital Education Centre; BRAIN-FIRST head injury research project; new Cambridge air base development (£8.2m appeal)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 1,846 patients attended across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (including 156 children)
Key Metric 2 32,109 people trained in community CPR — 5,746 more than the previous year
Key Metric 3 665 patients and families supported through Aftercare service, up from 391 the previous year

Key Outcomes

  • 1,215 patients received HEMS interventions including 73 blood transfusions, 261 pre-hospital emergency anaesthetics and 61 surgical interventions
  • 289 regular volunteers contributed 16,315 hours, equivalent to 59 emergency taskings and valued at £252,000
  • Charity marked 25 years since founding, having been tasked over 42,000 times and treated over 27,000 people since 2001

Geography

East of England

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