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Aug 5 2020
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance boss in national finals
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) Chef Executive David Craig has been shortlisted for a prestigious national recognition award. The charity's boss, who joined SCAA in 2015, is one of seven shortlisted for the Charity Leader of the Year title in the Charity Times Awards 2020. The winner will be...Read More -
Jun 23 2020
Quiz queen's online fundraiser takes off for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
Campbeltown's quiz queen Helen Gilchrist has scored top marks from Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) for her lockdown fundraising fun. A series of weekly online quizzes staged by the charity champion has raised £7,000 for the country's life-saving charity helicopter air ambulance service. A...Read More -
Jun 23 2020
Peterhead dealership shifts into top gear for charity support
Peterhead vehicle dealership Gillanders Motors has revved up a new initiative to drive forward support for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA). In partnership with MG Motors UK, Gillanders has provided a support vehicle for the charity's recently-launched Helimed 79 operations based at Aberdeen. A...Read More -
May 22 2020
Emergency funding for air ambulance charities welcomed by Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) welcomes today's news that it will benefit alongside fellow UK air ambulance charities from part of a £6 million emergency support grant from the Government. The funding being paid to the national charity Air Ambulances UK will help support SCAA and 20 other...Read More -
May 22 2020
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance celebrates 7th birthday
As Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) marks it seventh anniversary this week, we can look back with pride and gratitude on a service that has saved and improved thousands of lives, as well as on the organisations, communities, businesses and individuals across Scotland who helped launch and sustain...Read More -
May 6 2020
Phoenix Group donates £50,000 to support the life-saving work of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
Phoenix Group, Europe’s largest life and pensions consolidator, is donating £50,000 to charity partner Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) as part of a UK-wide package of community support in response to COVID 19. Phoenix, which has offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, announced a...Read More -
May 4 2020
SCAA's new air ambulance crew reflects upon one month in the job
SCAA's new air ambulance, Helimed 79, first took to the skies one month ago – and already its crew have made a life-changing impact to people all over Scotland. With fewer people working and getting out and about due to lockdown, the Dyce-based team of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA)...Read More -
Apr 11 2020
SCAA's new Helimed 79 flown to treat three seriously ill patients in its first week
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance’s (SCAA) second aircraft began operations out of a base at Aberdeen International Airport on April 3rd, 2020. Already its crew has helped three seriously injured people in the north-east, vastly reducing the time taken for paramedics to reach them. Tasked...Read More -
Apr 3 2020
SCAA launches second life-saving air ambulance helicopter
A new air ambulance takes to the skies today as Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) launches its second life-saving emergency response helicopter. The only charity of its type in Scotland has operated a single aircraft nationwide Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) since 2013 from its base...Read More -
Apr 2 2020
SCAA's air ambulance colouring challenge
We've all got a bit of extra time on our hands these days as we stay home to save lives, so Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance is encouraging kids of all ages to get artistic with our helicopter colouring challenge! Both of SCAA's air ambulances feature our recognisable colour scheme and unique tartan...Read More