Posts by Hannah Mottershead
Funding for Cambridgeshire’s lifesaving emergency vehicles
The funder of two of Magpas Air Ambulance’s new rapid response vehicles visited the charity to see the new lifesaving cars in person and presented a cheque for over £88,000. The HELP Appeal is the only charity in the country that funds lifesaving helipads at Major Trauma Centres, key A&E hospitals and air ambulance charity…
Read MoreHRH The Princess Royal presents award to charity CEO
Last Thursday, 27th March, the Chief Executive Officer of Magpas Air Ambulance, Daryl Brown MBE DL, won the Exceptional Excellence Performance Award at the BQF UK Excellence Awards. The British Quality Foundation (BQF) is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes excellence and performance improvement in the UK, supporting organisations to achieve sustainable excellence through networking, learning,…
Read MoreTeaming up with the region’s Football Associations for International Women’s Day
Cambridgeshire FA coaches were trained in CPR by Magpas Air Ambulance This Saturday, 8th March is International Women’s Day 2025—an awareness day that has taken place annually since 1911. The theme this year is ‘Accelerate Action’. To mark the occasion, regional charity Magpas Air Ambulance is teaming up with the Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Football Associations…
Read MoreRob Verheul, Doctor
Dr Rob Verheul has worked with the charity for the past twelve months. Originally from the Netherlands, he’s taken a slightly different route to Magpas Air Ambulance compared to his UK-based colleagues. We sat down with him to find out more… Dr Rob Verheul Where abouts in the Netherlands are you from? I grew up…
Read MoreA spotlight on student volunteers
Student Volunteering Week is a national week, led by the Student Volunteering Network, that takes place across the UK to encourage and celebrate volunteering for younger people in education to help their local communities. At Magpas Air Ambulance, we’re fortunate to have volunteers of all ages, and wanted to shine a light on some of…
Read MoreNew emergency vehicles rolling out
Magpas Air Ambulance is growing its fleet of rapid response vehicles as the charity continues to respond to the rising demand for its lifesaving care via helicopter, and by road. Having evolved from volunteer GPs across Cambridgeshire, responding to devasting road traffic collisions by car in the 70s, Magpas Air Ambulance has always maintained that…
Read MoreFeel-good phone calls spread cheer this January
The team at Magpas Air Ambulance, based in Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire, was remedying some of those January blues today (20th January) by hosting the charity’s annual Thankathon. As a way to spread some cheer, the charity has spent the day phoning as many of their supporters as possible, simply to say, ‘thank you’. Magpas Air…
Read MoreMagpas Air Ambulance remains as busy as ever in 2024
In 2023, Magpas Air Ambulance experienced a 42% increase in activations compared to the previous year. Now, new figures from the charity show that this demand has continued throughout 2024, as their lifesaving medical teams responded to 1,872 emergencies across 10 counties in and around the East of England last year. As every one of…
Read MoreSaving lives 24/7 this Christmas
As most people wind down for Christmas, Magpas Air Ambulance—the local air ambulance charity based in Alconbury Weald—will continue to work 24/7, even on Christmas Day. The Magpas Air Ambulance medical team are specially trained to provide advanced medical care, such as general anaesthetics and surgical procedures, at the scene of their patients’ emergencies. By…
Read MoreNational award winners
Magpas Air Ambulance won two awards at the Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence 2024! The national awards are held once a year by Air Ambulances UK (AAUK), the national body that represents the UK’s 21 air ambulance charities. This year, the awards ceremony was hosted by Air Ambulances UK ambassador Charlotte Hawkins at the Coventry…
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