The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers

Air Ambulance Centre- 23 August 2024

On Friday 23^rd August, the Master, Consort and members of the Company visited London’s Air Ambulance centre at the Royal London Hospital (the view from the helipad was amazing). We were shown round one of their two helicopters and had a very good talk with one of their Senior Flight Paramedics who explained how extremely organised everything is from the placement of kit, order of seating and the team’s respective roles and responsibilities. The helicopter typically gets a patient to the landing pad at the hospital in between 6 to 11 minutes after departure from the accident scene but also often assists with a ground escort to hospital.

Each flight contains a pilot and co-pilot, a consultant, senior doctor and a paramedic. Each member of the medical team has around 12 years’ experience including A&E postings. Each incident might involve deciding whether a longer ambulance road trip of say 30 or 40 minutes (but where they can more easily work on the patient) is better than a quick air ambulance journey, despite the care that can still be provided in the confined space of the helicopter.

The London Air Ambulance Charity has now raised the needed £15m funds to replace both their ageing helicopters with around 30 of  the City of London livery companies (including the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers) playing an important role in donating money for the new helicopters. The Charity continues to have to raise £15m a year for running costs so we will continue or support.

The  A big thank you to everyone who donates money to the WCOTA charities and who have indirectly helped fund these new helicopters….and for anyone that would like to donate a one off or monthly sum to the Tax Advisers Charitable Trust, here is the link – https://www.taxadvisers.org.uk/making-a-donation/.