Wilbraham’s medical transport drivers visit Magpas

Pat Nutbourne and Martin Gienke, drivers for the Medical Transport scheme at the Bottisham Medical Practice visited the Magpas Air Ambulance headquarters at RAF Wyton on 27th September.

They were part of a group of drivers from Bottisham and the Swaffhams who provide transport for residents to and from the Medical Practice.  The drivers don’t claim petrol and the Medical Practice pass the sums onto the Magpas Air Ambulance.  A briefing on the history and operation was given and the drivers met one of the crews including  the pilot Andy Figg and Dr Simon Lewis.

The group had a look around the helicopter before Janet Aves, coordinator for the Medical Transport project presented the cheque for £192.

Magpas Air Ambulance brings crucial lifesaving care by land and air to patients in life-threatening emergencies in the East of England and beyond. Some of the UK’s expert doctors and paramedics volunteer their own time to work with Magpas Air Ambulance. They support the ambulance service and give advanced medical care when time is of the essence.

Magpas Air Ambulance is not a state-funded service and relies on generous public donations to continue saving lives.

In the past two years the team has been called to emergency medical incidents, using either the air ambulance or a rapid response vehicle, in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Oxfordshire, and one London borough.

Before the drivers left the alarm went and the team left in the helicopter for an incident.