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Wiltshire Air Ambulance is an essential helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS), primarily for the people of Wiltshire and adjacent counties and those passing through the county. It is run by Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, a registered charity (1). == History == The service was formed on March 15, 1990 as a joint venture between Wiltshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Wiltshire Constabulary using a joint helicopter, based at Police Headquarters in Devizes. The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal, a registered charity, was set up to raise funds for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. It was run by Wiltshire Ambulance Service followed by Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS). GWAS was the sole trustee of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal. In October 2011 the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust (WAACT) was formed to run Wiltshire Air Ambulance (2). The new charity was independent of the ambulance service. The charity paid about a third of the cost of the joint helicopter with Wiltshire Police paying the remaining two thirds. For the charity, this amounted to about £700,000 a year. The collaboration with Wiltshire Police ended on December 31, 2014 due to Wiltshire Police joining the National Police Air Service. On January 9, 2015 Wiltshire Air Ambulance began operations as a stand-alone air ambulance. Operating a dedicated air ambulance means the costs are higher and the charity needs to raise £2.5 million a year (3). WAACT signed a lease with Wiltshire Police enabling the air ambulance to be based at Wiltshire Police's Headquarters in Devizes until December 31, 2017, while the charity finds a site to build a new home housing the helicopter, aircrew and charity team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wiltshire Air Ambulance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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