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    1. What We Do
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    Our Service

    Our cohort of clinicians include a mixture of senior emergency physicians, intensive care consultants and anaesthetists, critical care nurses and specialist practitioners in critical care.

    When responding to incidents by air, we provide a critical care team, consisting of at least a doctor, specialist practitioner and a pilot for each mission. The doctors are predominately drawn from NHS Hospital Trusts across the region and the practitioners are from the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT). Some clinicians have joined us from further afield, broadening the skills and experience of the team.

    Our patient and family liaison nurses provide support to patients who have been treated by our team and can answer questions they might have about their pre-hospital care. They also provide links with patient support services and other charities aligned with the patient’s condition, whilst encouraging peer support links with other similarly injured patients.

    Our pilots are provided by Specialist Aviation Services Ltd, who operate our aircraft. They are carefully selected because air ambulance flights are more challenging than regular non-emergency flight services. They have a great deal of experience in low-level operations and instrument flying.

    We operate 19 hours a day (7.00am – 2.00am) providing a critical care service, using our AgustaWestland 169 (AW169) helicopter and critical care car. We also provide an enhanced care service across Dorset and Somerset using our outreach cars.

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    Published: 11th September, 2017

    Updated: 28th March, 2023

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    Published: 10th October, 2017

    Updated: 28th July, 2023

    Author: Lara Battersby

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    Patient and Family Liaison

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    Published: 11th August, 2020

    Updated: 22nd July, 2022

    Author: Lara Battersby

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    Medical Equipment

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    Published: 5th October, 2020

    Updated: 27th March, 2023

    Author: Lara Battersby

    Critical Care and Outreach Cars

    Critical Care and Outreach Cars

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    Published: 19th August, 2022

    Updated: 3rd November, 2022

    Author: Laura Hector

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    Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under number 3893356 and registered as a Charity number 1078685

    Registered Office: DSAA, Landacre House, Castle Road, Chelston Business Park, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9JQ.
    Telephone Number: 01823 669604

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