July has been a record-breaking month for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA), with crews dispatched to 237 missions throughout the month, an average of 7.6 lifesaving missions every day, so far.
Compared with the same month in 2025, this represents an increase of 88%, highlighting the growing demand for LNAA’s specialist critical-care service across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Covering over 3,500 square miles across the two counties, LNAA brings hospital-level treatment directly to patients at the scene of serious incidents, including road traffic collisions, cardiac arrests, falls, industrial accidents and assaults.
The figures underline the continued importance of LNAA’s plans to expand its service, including fundraising for a second helicopter and the recent expansion of its Nottinghamshire Critical Care Car to a 24/7 service, enabling specialist clinicians to reach more patients with lifesaving treatment around the clock.
Stuart Elms, Chief Operating Officer said, “July has been the busiest month in the history of Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, reflecting unprecedented demand for our lifesaving critical-care service across the region.
Compared with the same period last year, we were dispatched to 237 incidents (↑88%) and treated 161 patients (↑104%).
We are thankful to our colleagues in EMAS, as well as the police and the Fire Rescue Teams across the counties, for the professional teamwork that enables us to deliver the care we do.
These record-breaking figures are a stark reminder that emergencies can happen to anyone at any time, and they highlight how vital our critical-care teams are to the communities we serve.
As the demand for our services increases, we are incredibly grateful to all those who support us and enable us not only to provide the care we do now, but also to expand our services with a second air base and a helicopter planned in Nottinghamshire for late 2027.
We couldn’t do this without the amazing support we get from the people and businesses of Lincs and Notts.”
LNAA is charity funded and receives no direct government funding for its daily missions. The charity relies on the generous support of people, businesses and communities across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire to keep its crews ready to respond 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.