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Air Ambulance doctor receives OBE

11th Jun 2019

Doctor Kevin Fong, a doctor with the Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire in this year’s Queen’s Honours List.

Charity News

So much more than the money

24th May 2019

Helen Bowcock, Chair of AAKSS, shares her reflections on the inaugural Institute of Fundraising Health Sector conference.

Fundraising News

Million+ coffee pods recycled helps Air Ambulance save lives

22nd May 2019

Two years ago, Adam Hunter, aged 36 and a serving Police Officer, set out on a mission to see how he could recycle coffee pods which has now seen him raise more than £12,000 for the Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex charity.

Charity News

New Chief Executive for Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex

10th May 2019

A highly experienced leader and Chief Executive with 25 years’ experience in the health and international aid and development sectors helping people in need – including those living in some of the world’s most troubled hotspots – will be taking over as the new Chief Executive of Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (AAKSS).

Operational News

999 trial shows value of live video streaming

10th May 2019

Using live video streaming from the scene of accidents and medical emergencies to the dispatch team of a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) has public support and the potential to be rolled out across the UK’s ambulance network , according to the team behind a scientific study.

Operational News

Air Ambulance appoints anaesthesia expert to its Board

30th Apr 2019

Professor Andrew Rhodes is a member of the Executive Committee of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign and Professor of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London.