During the year Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) receives many messages of thanks and appreciation for their aircrew and medical teams, not just from grateful patients, but also from the friends and family members of those that needed theservice. As part of the 2020 There to Care Christmas Appeal, DAA is inviting supporters toleave a Christmas wish or a festive message for loved ones. These may be...
This year charitable income at Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) has been hit hard due to the hundreds of fundraising events cancelled throughout Devon. For the first time, the charity is asking for your help this year in reaching out to the people of Devon to support their Christmas 2020 Appeal, ‘There to Care’.
Small cake sales and fundraisers planned by families and individuals, through...
There has been a lot in the press recently about the danger of lasers, with aircraft often being the target. However, we would also like to highlight that it’s not just lasers that can be of danger to aircraft, after one of ours was targeted this week by a car, aggressively flashing its headlights.
Rob Mackie, Safety Manager for Devon Air Ambulance, explains “At approximately 7.30pm...
Since the onset of Covid-19 hundreds of organisations have had to adapt and make significant changes to parts of their operation simply to survive. Devon Air Ambulance never stands still when it comes to the continuous development of their life-saving service and nor does their focus on income generation. It is that desire to survive and to continue to provide for the people of Devon, that...
Devon Air Ambulance delivers life-saving treatment at the scene of an incident to hundreds of patients every year, but when the helicopter departs without a patient, does it really mean they ‘aren’t needed’?
The enhanced and critical care that Devon Air Ambulance’s (DAA) team of doctors and paramedics bring to a patient in their time of need continues to expand each year, helping to...
Devon Air Ambulance welcomes the young and young at heart to embark on a brand-new online summer holidays fact-finding mission…
Young explorers are invited to navigate their way around the Devon Air Ambulancewebsite to discover some interesting and fun facts all about the local life-saving charity.
While many public and family-friendly attractions are now opening up across...
Air Ambulance UK has teamed up with The Virtual Pub Quiz – the lockdown phenomenon that is bringing together 180,000+ keen quizzers each week, to champion UK Air Ambulance charities.
A partnership between Air Ambulance UK, the organisation that represents 21 UK air ambulance charities, and The Virtual Pub Quiz, is engaging over 180,000 quiz enthusiasts each week to help boost funds...
Alex Tapp of Awliscombe, near Honiton, needed the Devon Air Ambulance nearly 20 years ago. He now runs a farm machinery sales business and decided to mark the 20-year anniversary with a generous donation. Alex tells the story… “I work in the agricultural industry and 20 years ago this December I had an accident whilst working on a dairy farm near Cullompton. I was 16 years old at the time...
As Devon Air Ambulance prepares to open their shops next week, they explain the significant changes that have been made to the way you can shop and to their donation of goods process.
The safety of everyone including shop staff, volunteers and supporters is paramount and they must be ‘Covid Secure’ before finally opening their doors.
The launch of the Newton Ferrers community landing site earlier this weekmarked a significant milestone in the development of a County-wide network of sites which enable Devon Air Ambulance to reach patients ‘during the hours of darkness’.
These floodlit surveyed landing sites enable the Charity’s medical teams to land in the heart of communities, until 2am every day, to deliver...
