National Children's Air Ambulance

National Children's Air Ambulance Children’s Air Ambulance is an inter-hospital transfer service flying babies and children from one hospital to another for specialist care.

We work with 10 NHS paediatric and neonatal retrieval teams across the UK, enabling them to bring their specialist equipment on board to safely transfer their patients from one hospital to another. With our ability to fly approximately four times faster than a land ambulance, we can minimise travel times and the risk for little patients. For more information visit childrensairambulance.org.uk

We’re proud to be featured in an article from Lincolnshire Live, offering a behind-the-scenes look inside our Gamston Ai...
06/10/2026

We’re proud to be featured in an article from Lincolnshire Live, offering a behind-the-scenes look inside our Gamston Airport base 🚁

The article explores how our purpose-built helicopters operate as flying intensive care units, helping critically ill babies and children reach specialist care across the UK.

It also highlights the people behind every mission, from our pilots and crew members to the specialist clinical teams we work with. We’re grateful to Lincolnshire Live for visiting the base and helping share more about our work.

A link to the full article will be in the comments.

Last week, our G-CPTZ crew and Airdesk team worked with Clinical Partner Team SoNAR to complete an incubator transfer to...
05/10/2026

Last week, our G-CPTZ crew and Airdesk team worked with Clinical Partner Team SoNAR to complete an incubator transfer to University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust 🚁

The patient and their parent travelled by air in 1 hour 33 minutes, compared with an estimated 4 hours 16 minutes by road, saving around 2 hours 43 minutes.

We receive no government or National Lottery funding. A link to donate is in the comments 💚

Good morning all just a reminder!YOU ALL LOVED IT SO MUCH WE ARE BRINGING IT BACK FOR ONE DAY ONLY!🛍️ FILL A BAG FOR £5 ...
03/10/2026

Good morning all just a reminder!

YOU ALL LOVED IT SO MUCH WE ARE BRINGING IT BACK FOR ONE DAY ONLY!
🛍️ FILL A BAG FOR £5 – THIS SATURDAY!

We've got a fantastic offer at our National Children's Air Ambulance Kings Heath charity shop!

Fill a bag for just £5 from a selection of:
👕 Women's, men's and children's clothing

We'll be topping up the selection throughout the day, so there's plenty of opportunity to grab a bargain!

♻️ Please bring your own bag for life to make the most of this offer.

We have also had a drop off of brand new items from AMAZON including some SPORTY LABELS so come early to see these amazing bargains.

Don't forget our other offers 342 on puzzles and games
10 children's books for £3
5 for £3 on Media

We're open from 9am. Pop in, have a browse and see what treasures you can find!
Please share with friends and family who love a bargain. 💚

Offer applies to selected items only.

YOU ALL LOVED IT SO MUCH WE ARE BRINGING IT BACK FOR ONE DAY ONLY!🛍️ FILL A BAG FOR £5 – THIS SATURDAY!We've got a fanta...
02/10/2026

YOU ALL LOVED IT SO MUCH WE ARE BRINGING IT BACK FOR ONE DAY ONLY!
🛍️ FILL A BAG FOR £5 – THIS SATURDAY!

We've got a fantastic offer at our National Children's Air Ambulance Kings Heath charity shop!

Fill a bag for just £5 from a selection of:
👕 Women's, men's and children's clothing

We'll be topping up the selection throughout the day, so there's plenty of opportunity to grab a bargain!

♻️ Please bring your own bag for life to make the most of this offer.

We have also had a drop off of brand new items from AMAZON including some SPORTY LABELS so come early to see these amazing bargains.

We're open from 9am. Pop in, have a browse and see what treasures you can find!
Please share with friends and family who love a bargain. 💚

Offer applies to selected items only.

Two missions. One day 🚁Recently, our teams completed two important transfers with Clinical Partner Teams SoNAR and Embra...
02/10/2026

Two missions. One day 🚁

Recently, our teams completed two important transfers with Clinical Partner Teams SoNAR and Embrace:

An incubator transfer to University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, completed in 1 hour 53 minutes instead of 4 hours 16 minutes by road.

A transfer to Birmingham Children's Hospital and Charity, completed in 47 minutes instead of 2 hours 8 minutes by road.

Together, these journeys saved an estimated 3 hours 44 minutes compared with travelling by road, helping patients reach specialist care sooner.

A link to learn more about our charity will be below.

Spotlighting the amazing people behind our missions: Tom Finney 💚🚁Tom has been part of the National Children's Air Ambul...
01/10/2026

Spotlighting the amazing people behind our missions: Tom Finney 💚🚁

Tom has been part of the National Children's Air Ambulance crew since July 2025, bringing nearly a decade of experience as an IHCD Technician with East Midlands Ambulance Service. Before joining us full-time, he also worked with Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity's paediatric critical care transport team.

Tom feels privileged to play a part in helping critically ill babies and children reach the specialist care they need across the country.

Away from missions, family time comes first, although you may also find Tom playing the euphonium with his local concert and marching band! 🎺🎶

A family holiday took an unexpected turn when 19-month-old Penny became seriously unwell.While visiting Whitby, Penny wa...
30/09/2026

A family holiday took an unexpected turn when 19-month-old Penny became seriously unwell.

While visiting Whitby, Penny was admitted to York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with a suspected bowel blockage. Having previously undergone a lifesaving liver transplant, she needed to return to Birmingham Children's Hospital and Charity, where her specialist team could provide the urgent care she needed.

The National Children's Air Ambulance worked with Embrace to transfer Penny and her mum safely to Birmingham in just one hour. By road, the journey would have taken around three hours, without accounting for possible traffic delays 🚁

Penny was met by her specialist medical team and went on to receive the surgery she urgently needed. Thankfully, she has since been recovering well and has celebrated her birthday surrounded by her family.

Read Penny’s full story via the link in the comments.

Yesterday, our G-NICU crew and Airdesk team worked with Clinical Partner Team ECMO to complete a specialist transfer to ...
29/09/2026

Yesterday, our G-NICU crew and Airdesk team worked with Clinical Partner Team ECMO to complete a specialist transfer to Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity 🚁

The patient reached the hospital by air in just 46 minutes. By road, the journey would have taken approximately 2 hours 28 minutes, saving over 90 minutes.

Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is similar to the heart-lung bypass machine used during open-heart surgery. The equipment connects to a bespoke patient transfer stretcher on board the NCAA helicopter, circulating blood outside the body to remove carbon dioxide before returning oxygen-rich blood to the patient.

Help keep our vital service flying. Please share this post and consider donating today 💚

📸: john.av.photography (Instagram)

Last week, our National Children's Air Ambulance crew and Airdesk team worked alongside Clinical Partner Team Embrace to...
28/09/2026

Last week, our National Children's Air Ambulance crew and Airdesk team worked alongside Clinical Partner Team Embrace to transfer a patient and their parent to Sheffield Children’s Hospital in just 51 minutes. 🚁

The same journey by road would have taken approximately 2 hours 9 minutes, meaning around 1 hour 18 minutes saved by air.

Find out more about this transfer and other missions in The Mission Log. A link is in the comments.

DON'T MISS OUR WEEKEND OFFERS!There's still time to grab some fantastic bargains at our National Children's Air Ambulanc...
26/09/2026

DON'T MISS OUR WEEKEND OFFERS!

There's still time to grab some fantastic bargains at our National Children's Air Ambulance Kings Heath charity shop!

Here's what's on offer:
💚 Fill a bag for £5 – selected clothing, toys, bric-a-brac, shoes and bags.
🧩 3 for 2 on puzzles, games and wool.
📚 Children's books – 10 for £3 or 50p each.
📀 Media – 5 items for £3.

♻️ Don't forget to bring your own bag for life to make the most of our fill-a-bag offer!

We'll be replenishing the selection throughout the weekend, so why not pop in and see what you can find?

Every purchase helps support the lifesaving work of the National Children's Air Ambulance.

We look forward to seeing you! 💚

🛍️ FILL A BAG FOR £5 – THIS WEEKEND ONLY!We've got a fantastic offer at our National Children's Air Ambulance Kings Heat...
25/09/2026

🛍️ FILL A BAG FOR £5 – THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

We've got a fantastic offer at our National Children's Air Ambulance Kings Heath charity shop!

Fill a bag for just £5 from a selection of:
👕 Women's, men's and children's clothing
🧸 Toys and bric-a-brac
👟 Shoes and bags

We'll be topping up the selection throughout the weekend, so there's plenty of opportunity to grab a bargain!

♻️ Please bring your own bag for life to make the most of this offer.

We're open from 9am. Pop in, have a browse and see what treasures you can find!
Please share with friends and family who love a bargain. 💚

Offer applies to selected items only.

Ever wondered what happens during a National Children's Air Ambulance mission? 🚁The Mission Log offers a closer look at ...
25/09/2026

Ever wondered what happens during a National Children's Air Ambulance mission? 🚁

The Mission Log offers a closer look at some of the transfers carried out by our crews and Airdesk team, working alongside specialist clinical partners.

Each entry helps explain where patients were transferred, how our teams worked together and why rapid access to specialist care can make such an important difference for babies and children.

Visit The Mission Log to learn more about our work. A link is in the comments.

Photo Credit: afconsultancyltd

24/09/2026

Three transfers in two days 🚁

Earlier this week, our crews and Airdesk team worked with Clinical Partner Teams CATS, NWTS and STRS to help patients reach specialist hospitals:

Royal Victoria Infirmary: 2 hours 7 minutes by air, compared with 5 hours 3 minutes by road.

Manchester Children’s Hospital: 1 hour 48 minutes by air, compared with 3 hours 48 minutes by road.

Royal Sussex Hospital: 22 minutes by air, compared with 1 hour 44 minutes by road.

Together, these journeys saved an estimated 6 hours 18 minutes compared with travelling by road, helping patients and families reach the care they needed sooner.

Video Credit: Leeds East Airport

Have you or a loved one ever travelled with the National Children's Air Ambulance? 🚁We’re inviting former patients and f...
23/09/2026

Have you or a loved one ever travelled with the National Children's Air Ambulance? 🚁

We’re inviting former patients and families to share their experiences, just as Elodie’s family has done.

In 2020, two-year-old Elodie became seriously unwell following complications from a heart catheter procedure. After spending three weeks at Evelina Children’s Hospital in London, she needed to continue her treatment closer to home in Norfolk.

Elodie’s mum, Cara, had never flown before, but when she learned they could travel by helicopter to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, she knew it was the quickest way to get Elodie home. The flight took just 52 minutes, compared with more than two and a half hours by road.

Sharing stories like Elodie’s helps us raise vital funds and keep flying. If you’ve had personal experience of our service, we’d love to hear from you.

A link to share your story is in the comments 👇

Good evening everyone!We are in need of good quality donations see below👇We are open 9-5. We have a drop off point on He...
21/09/2026

Good evening everyone!

We are in need of good quality donations see below👇

We are open 9-5. We have a drop off point on Heathfield Road opposite Mon Korea, through the gates you will see our back entrance.
Please call the store if you have any questions on 01214412303
Thanks everyone 😊

Good morning everyone!We have some great deals on this week!Children's books 50p each or 10 for £3!Kids jigsaws and game...
21/09/2026

Good morning everyone!

We have some great deals on this week!
Children's books 50p each or 10 for £3!
Kids jigsaws and games 342 including the bags of games!
All media 5 for £3 or £1 each!

Lots of autumn clothing on sale.
Don't miss out!!!

Afternoon everyone!Summer sale has started in-store but be quick, it won't be around for long!Bored of summer clothes no...
19/08/2026

Afternoon everyone!
Summer sale has started in-store but be quick, it won't be around for long!
Bored of summer clothes now? Autumn clothing is now being launched in- store 😊

Good morning everyone it's been a while since I've posted but when I do its always a good deal!Today only until 3pm we h...
28/06/2026

Good morning everyone it's been a while since I've posted but when I do its always a good deal!
Today only until 3pm we have 10 items for £5 or a £1 each.
Come and grab whilst you can!

Verity’s story: a flight to surgery, and back to dancing 💚Verity Nuttall from Congleton has loved performing for as long...
25/06/2026

Verity’s story: a flight to surgery, and back to dancing 💚

Verity Nuttall from Congleton has loved performing for as long as she can remember — but last September, after becoming seriously unwell, she needed urgent specialist heart surgery and a transfer that would change everything.

Living with Dilated Cardiomyopathy since she was a baby, Verity’s condition worsened during a family holiday, and when doctors at Alder Hey realised she needed specialist surgery in Newcastle, our National Children's Air Ambulance stepped in with our Clinical Partner Team NWTS.

The helicopter flight took just 48 minutes, saving 4 hours and 49 minutes by road. For Verity and her mum Katie, that meant a calmer, safer journey to the care she needed.

Today, Verity is back doing what she loves most: dancing, performing and enjoying being a young girl again. Read the full story here: https://ncaa.uk/verity 🚁

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