what we do
Telephone: 01384 241133
County Air Ambulance,
Charity HQ,
Unit 16, Enterprise Ind.
Est. Pedmore Rd,
Brierley Hill,
West Midlands,
DY5 1TX
Meet the team
Ian Nicholls
Appeal Organiser
Ian (Nick) looks after the diary of events and cheque presentations and arranges speakers for groups and organisations. He has been with County Air Ambulance since its inception in 1991 and oversees the everyday running of the appeal.
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Peter Barnes
Driver
Peter looks after our deliveries and hosting visitors at our operational base at RAF Cosford and transporting medical equipment to our other bases.
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Anne Newel
Special Event Coordinator
Anne is the Special Event Coordinator and is based at Strensham Services in Worcester. She hosts visitors to the base and coordinates special events in aid of the appeal
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Clerical Staff
Our clerical staff answer incoming calls directing you to the right department, help you with general enquiries, looking after our supporters and donors, and input of all donations received.
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Pilots
There are two highly experienced twin-engined helicopter pilots are allocated to each of the aircraft and work on a shift basis. The pilots are responsible for the safety of the crew, the patient and the aircraft, with the ultimate decision if is safe for the helicopter to take off or to land, irrespective of the medical emergency. They use their experience, skill and judgement to cope with a wide variety of conditions and difficult terrain.
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Paramedics
The air paramedics are fully trained ambulance paramedics who volunteer to undertake a two year tour of duty on the air ambulance. There are more than 20 applicants for each single vacancy. Before the final paramedics are selected to join the aircrew, they are assessed on maths, logic, clinical exams, fitness testing with RAF Physical Training Instructors, team and problem solving exercises/interviews. Those selected go on to the specialised aircrew training at RAF Cosford, followed by three operational training tours with an experienced aircrew instructor.
As it is 30-40% more stressful being an air paramedic compared to their normal duties, they do one week in three on the helicopter and return to their normal land ambulance duties for the other weeks.
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