Popular Lincoln Pub raises funds for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance

Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance are giving a mega fundraising thank you to everyone at the Dog & Bone pub in Lincoln for their fantastic donation of £2,704, raised through holding a series of events from June to December 2023.

LNAA Community Fundraiser, Jac Sutherland, said: “We are so grateful to Sophie and the Dog & Bone team for all their hard work in raising this amazing donation. This support will help keep our crew by the side of more patients every day.”

It is thanks to the generosity and goodwill of supporters like The Dog &Bone pub that the crew of Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance can provide such a critical care.

The highly skilled doctors, paramedics and pilots help people across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, involved in life-threatening incidents every single day.

In 2023, Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance was tasked to 1,711 incidents. It is one of the UK’s leading Helicopter Emergency Service (HEMS) charities, bringing the equivalent of a hospital emergency department to patients at the scene, giving those with the most severe injuries and medical conditions the very best chance of survival when minutes matter.

Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance in numbers

• £10 million: The current cost of funding to keep the service operational each year.
• 169: Thanks to tremendous public support, we fly an AgustaWestland 169 helicopter – a top of the range Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) aircraft offering head to toe access to patients in flight. Our crew also carry blood on board, allowing them to deliver potentially life-saving blood transfusions at the scene.
• 25,755: The number of missions Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance has flown since the service began operating in 1994.
• £4,000: The average cost of each mission.
• 24/7: We provide a 24-hour service, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year, enabling our clinical crew to give more people than ever the very best chance of survival. This level of care ensures that we are at the forefront of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in the UK.   
• 3,500: The number of square miles the service covers across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
• 2,500,000: The number of people Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance has provides medical support to across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire
• 216mph: The aircraft can reach a top speed of 216mph and has a cruising speed of 180mph
• 20: The number of minutes it takes the air ambulance to reach the furthest point in the catchment area of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
• Four: The average number of missions the crew are tasked per day.