Air ambulance’s funding boost
THE work of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) has been given a boost with a share of £5 million from LIBOR fines.
The charity is to receive £250,000 from the fund, which will contribute towards the introduction of night helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) operations. The money will help pay for buildings for clinical equipment storage and HEMS team preparation, training and debrief areas, and enhanced facilities for night operations planning.
The funding was confirmed last week at a meeting between UK Chancellor George Osborne and the national Association of Air Ambulances, whose charity will distribute the money among 20 air ambulance charities.
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