The EAAA is especially needed here in East Anglia as the region covers a vast area, much of it rural.  With more than 5,000 sq miles, or 11% of the total area of England, it contains some of its most  isolated terrain making it sometimes difficult for land ambulances to reach the scene of accidents and emergencies quickly.

Anglia One and Anglia Two are subjected to different pressures: Norfolk and Suffolk are more rural and in the summer months with the influx of tourists the population increases by 2-3 million placing enormous pressure on our roads and infrastructure. While in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Peterborough there is generally more ‘business’ traffic. However, as weith everywhere else, our roads in East Anglia are becoming increasingly congested, leading to ever more road traffic collisions - which already make up the major single cause of the incidents we attend.

Our service has developed at a rapid rate, so to reflect the changing environment and continue to provide the highest standards in medical provision our clinical crew are more highly skilled in order to be part of the air ambulance team. This enables treatment to be given at the scene so patients benefit from on-scene stabilisation which saves more lives and spares thousands from serious long term injury. Once the patient has received the essential on-scene medical treatment the crew on the land ambulances might then take over and manage the situation which frees up the helicopter and its clinicians so they can be deployed to accidents and emergencies where these skills are needed elsewhere. Of course, in cases where it is necessary, the EAAA will transport the patient to the most suitable hospital for their injuries, which may well be a specialist unit elsewhere in the region and not the nearest Accident and Emergency department.

The film below shows all three of our previous aircraft, from our previous operator  - the two main air ambulance helicopters and the back up - in flight together for the first time