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Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance service responded to more than 1,000 incidents in county in busiest year ever




The lifesaving Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance has experienced its busiest year ever – as bosses gear up for the service’s 30th anniversary year.

Across 2023, the helicopter service responded to 1,771 missions, including 1,044 in Lincolnshire, 541 in Nottinghamshire and 181 in the surrounding counties.

Of the missions, 676 were for serious medical injuries, 488 road traffic incidents, 158 assaults and 50 sporting or leisure related injuries.

The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance service had its busiest year ever in 2023.
The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance service had its busiest year ever in 2023.

CEO Karen Jobling said: “Each year the number of missions we attend increases.

“Last year we responded to 151 more missions than in 2022, treating critically ill and injured patients across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

“We start a new year with great optimism. 2024 is the 30th anniversary for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance and we have ambitious plans for the next 12 months so that we can be by the side of more patients.

The service responded to over 1,000 incidents in Lincolnshire.
The service responded to over 1,000 incidents in Lincolnshire.

“As a charity, we receive no direct government funding for our operations and we rely on the support of people in every community in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire for the £10 million needed to operate 24 hours of the day, every day of the year.

“As demand for our service grows, we know that costs will also increase, and we thank everyone who has supported us in whatever way and enabled us to be by the side of patients, day and night.”

The Christmas and New Year period was a particularly busy time for the crews as, on average, the teams responded to four missions per day.

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Over the nine days of the festive period, it received 43 emergency calls to attend to patients needing a range of life saving treatments including blood transfusions, anaesthetics, and life-saving drugs.

It also experienced its busiest Christmas ever, responding to 17 incidents on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

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