From April a unique collaboration with Sussex Police means that an Air Ambulance service will be flying at night across Kent, Surrey and Sussex!

 

The police helicopter (Hotel 900) will be used to respond to serious medical emergencies during the hours of darkness, with a critical care paramedic on board. £250,000 of funding from the charity will not only ensure continuity of the on board medical service but if successful, the charity will move towards enhancing the service by putting a specialist doctor on board.

 

Hotel 900 is an MD902 Explorer, the same model of helicopters that we fly. It is kitted out with medical equipment and already has the night flying vision equipment that is needed to safely fly during the hours of darkness.

To equip our own helicopters to fly at night would cost around £1 million each. Hotel 900 is a joint police/medical operation by day, and flies with a paramedic; however from April 1^st it now carries a critical care paramedic until 1.30 in the morning and is operational throughout Surrey, Sussex as well as Kent.

 

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