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Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity

Impact Report 2023

Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity completed 1,167 missions in 2023, a 10.6% increase on the previous year, including a record 328 with doctors on board. The crew delivered 36 blood transfusions and 45 pre-hospital anaesthetics. Emergency Awareness Training reached pupils at 73 schools. Total income was £8.94m — boosted by £5.25m in legacy donations — against expenditure of £5.28m for the year ending 31 December 2023.

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Helicopter emergency medical service (Bell 429, 24/7); critical care cars; critical care doctor programme; Emergency Awareness Training in schools; charity lottery and raffles; charity shop (Devizes); Business Club; community events and fundraising Custom geography from upload: South West England

📊Key Metrics

1,167 missions across Wiltshire, Bath and surrounding areas — a 10.6% increase on 2022 Key Metric 1
328 missions with critical care doctors on board, the highest ever recorded Key Metric 2
93 active volunteers contributing 1,710 hours across 209 community events attended Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 36 blood transfusions, 45 pre-hospital emergency anaesthetics and 12 surgical interventions performed at scene
  • Emergency Awareness Training delivered to pupils at 73 local schools across Wiltshire and Bath
  • Over 8,000 people attended the Middlewick House Open Garden event, raising £88,000 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance and the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust

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