For the first six months of 2019, the life-saving Charity was tasked to 1,075 incidents, compared to 662 missions for the same period in the previous year.
Children and staff at the Isle of Wight pre-school have made a replica model of Helimed56 and have begun collecting their ten pence coins. Schools across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have raised over £5,000 for the Charity and there is still time to join in and support the life-saving service.
Compared to the year before the number of Isle of Wight patients being airlifted to the mainland for emergency hospital treatment has dropped significantly. OnTheWight has the details.
Around £6,000 was raised at this charity event with going cash going to Isle of Wight's the Order of St John, supporting recruitment and training needs of local St John Ambulance volunteers, as well as replacing the charity’s defibrillators.
Good news for Isle of Wight organ transplant patients worried about receiving a call in the middle of the night. A senior renal nurse at Queen Alexandra hospital explains what happens.