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Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 1740

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding for air ambulance helipads is provided from the NHS budget.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Funding for air ambulance helipads is provided through a range of sources, including hospital budgets, National Health Service capital budgets, local authorities, charities and donors. Decisions on the provision and upgrading of helipads are taken at a local level.

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