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Air Ambulance Services: Lincolnshire

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 15 June 2026UIN 6331

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all major trauma centres and specialist hospitals in Lincolnshire have onsite helipad access.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Funding for helipads is decided by individual acute trusts, based in clinical requirements and reflecting the need for suitable infrastructure for an air ambulance to land.

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