The Mission Log

About us Our vision is clear. To ensure children grow into adults, for adults to live longer and for families to stay together, as bereavement through trauma becomes rare.

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To Help Save Lives How to join in Explore the latest air ambulance incidents, emergency response missions and specialist hospital transfers attended by Your Local Air Ambulance and the National Children’s Air Ambulance across the UK. Explore real mission updates from Your Local Air Ambulance and the National Children’s Air Ambulance, including emergency responses, specialist transfers and the lifesaving work carried out by our crews every day.

Latest Missions See where our crews have been responding across local communities and hospitals nationwide through our live mission map, showcasing the scale and reach of both services. Mission Map The mission doesn’t always end when our crews leave.

Find out more about the emotional and practical support available for patients and families following traumatic incidents and specialist child transfers. Need Patient Support?

From emergency response across local communities to specialist hospital transfers for critically ill babies and children, our crews provide advanced critical care when and where it matters most. Delivering rapid-response pre-hospital emergency care across Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland by helicopter and critical care car.

Donate TODAY Delivering specialist transfers for critically ill babies and children between hospitals and specialist care centres across the UK. Donate TODAY Jan – May 2026 Last summer, a holiday to Whitby turned into a medical emergency for Penny, a 19-month-old toddler who had already faced a life-changing battle before.

Less than a year earlier, at just 8 months old, Penny had undergone a lifesaving liver transplant at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. But as her family gathered for a relaxing summer break, Penny’s health suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Medic53 were tasked to a fall incident in Northampton at 04:27 and were on scene at 04:50. The crew attended the incident before escorting the patient by land ambulance to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment.

Helimed54 were tasked to a road traffic collision in Leicester at 10:44 and were on scene at 10:54. The crew attended a motorcyclist involved in a collision with a heavy goods vehicle before escorting the patient by land ambulance to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment.

Helimed54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Mansfield at 17:04 and were on scene at 17:28. The crew attended a patient experiencing a cardiac arrest and provided advanced clinical interventions at the scene.

Medic54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Groby at 05:19 and were on scene at 05:34. Following assessment of the situation, specialist critical care support was no longer required, allowing the patient to be transported to hospital by the attending ambulance crew.

Helimed53 were tasked to a medical emergency in Hinckley at 10:37 and were on scene at 10:48. Landing beside a nearby building site, the crew attended a medically unwell patient before escorting them by land ambulance to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment.

Helimed53 were tasked to a trauma incident in Hinckley at 21:08 and were on scene at 21:19. The crew attended the incident before the patient was left in the care of the ambulance service for onward transfer to hospital.

Helimed53 were tasked to a medical emergency in Ullesthorpe at 08:53 and were on scene at 09:05. Landing in a nearby field, the crew assisted the ambulance service with the extrication of a patient from their home.

Following assessment of the situation, specialist critical care support was no longer required, and the patient was transported to Leicester Royal Infirmary by the attending ambulance crew. Helimed53 were tasked to an assault in Birmingham at 17:26 and were on scene at 17:40.

The crew attended the incident before escorting the patient by land ambulance to hospital for further treatment. Medic53 were tasked to a road traffic collision in Warwick at 07:19 and were on scene at 07:22.

Following assessment of the situation, specialist critical care support was no longer required. Helimed53 were tasked to a medical emergency in Warwick at 10:05 and were on scene at 10:17.

Landing close to the incident, the crew attended the patient before escorting them by land ambulance to hospital for further treatment. Helimed54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Measham at 10:29 and were on scene at 10:38.

Landing in a nearby field, the crew assisted with the care of a medically unwell patient before escorting them by land ambulance to hospital for further treatment. Helimed53 were tasked to a road traffic collision in Lutterworth at 09:21 and were on scene at 09:26.

Following a request from the ambulance service, the crew provided advanced critical care interventions before escorting the patient by land ambulance to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment. Helimed53 were tasked to a trauma incident in Coventry at 16:39 and were on scene at 16:50.

The crew attended the incident before escorting the patient by land ambulance to hospital for further treatment. Helimed54 were tasked to an assault in Chesterfield at 19:18 and were on scene at 19:37.

Following assessment of the situation, specialist critical care support was no longer required. Medic54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Chesterfield at 23:02 and were on scene at 23:33.

Following assessment of the situation, specialist critical care support was no longer required, allowing the patient to be transported to Chesterfield Royal Hospital by the attending ambulance crew. Medic53 were tasked to a medical emergency in Coventry at 23:04 and were on scene at 23:15.

The crew attended a patient experiencing a cardiac arrest before escorting them by land ambulance to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment. Working alongside clinical partner team NWTS, the G-CTPZ crew and NCAA Airdesk team transferred a patient and their parent to Manchester Children’s Hospital in just 30mins.

The same journey by road would have taken 1hr 57mins. Donate Medic54 were tasked to an incident at a domestic property in Melton Mowbray at 01:54 and were on scene at 02:17.

Following assessment of the situation, specialist critical care support was no longer required. Medic54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Derby at 03:05 and were on scene at 03:28.

The crew attended a patient experiencing a cardiac arrest before escorting them by land ambulance to Royal Derby Hospital for further treatment. Medic53 were tasked to a road traffic collision in Solihull at 05:14 and were on scene at 05:34.

The crew assisted with the care of an injured patient before they were left in the care of the ambulance service for onward transfer to hospital. Helimed54 were tasked to a road traffic collision in Aston at 08:20 and were on scene at 08:40.

The crew assisted the ambulance service with the care of a patient at the scene. Helimed54 were tasked to a fall incident in High Peak at 16:12 and were on scene at 16:40.

The crew assisted the ambulance service with the care of a patient before transferring them by air to hospital for further treatment. Your Local Air Ambulance stats for May 2026 For many patients and families, the end of a mission is only the beginning of recovery.

Our Patient Support & Aftercare teams are here to provide emotional support, guidance and practical help following traumatic incidents and specialist child transfers. Find out more about the support available for patients, parents, carers and families following a mission or specialist transfer.

Access Patient Support Patient and family stories help demonstrate the real impact of our services and the difference your support makes every day. Share Your Story If you would like to speak to someone from our Patient Support & Aftercare team, we are here to help and support you.

Contact our Team National Children;s Air Ambulance stats for May 2026 Site by StrategiQ About us Our vision is clear. To ensure children grow into adults, for adults to live longer and for families to stay together, as bereavement through trauma becomes rare.

See what we do Ways to give Our lifesaving missions are funded by 
your generous donations. We do not receive any government funding.

How can you help Donate your time Get Involved Fundraise, Volunteer & Donate 
To Help Save Lives How to join in