Global aero-medical specialists Capital Air Ambulance have designed and built a unique air ambulance simulator to enable flight medics to train in a realistic setting.

Using the entire fuselage of a King Air aircraft, one of the aircraft types that forms the backbone of the Capital Air Ambulance fleet, CAA engineers spent several months kitting it out with not only the same standard of medical equipment as every aircraft in the fleet, but installing screens to recreate the working environment of being in the air.

Outstanding patient care - that is at the heart of everything we do. One of the many ways that we ensure delivery of the high quality, bed-to-bed service that we’ve built our reputation upon is through the selection, training and continued education of the Capital Air Ambulance Flight Medical Crew (FMC).

When we recruit a new doctor, nurse or paramedic, we understand that they represent us as a company on the 'front line' of our operations. They deliver the all-important direct patient care and their skill, experience and compassion is what defines us to our patients.

A recent survey revealed that almost 50% of holidaymakers had no idea if their travel insurance covered their needs – and a majority either undertook high risk activities during their trip without checking if they were covered in the event of an accident, or committed to a trip without knowing if urgent treatment for a pre-existing condition would be covered.

If you need the services of an air ambulance, you need to make sure you choose one you can trust.

In Capital Air Ambulance you are choosing a firm with 26 years’ experience in delivering rapid-response global medical repatriation flights 24/7, 365 days a year.

We offer the ultimate bed-to-bed service, for both chronically and critically unwell patients, that provides guaranteed peace of mind - and is simply second to none. Day or night, the moment you call the Capital Air Ambulance support team, our service swings into action to bring your client home. You can reassure them that help is on its way as we immediately step in to arrange a seamless repatriation flight for the patient.

Simon Forrington, Capital Air Ambulance’s Chief Medical Officer, appeared this week on popular BBC programme ‘Ambulance’, documenting the activities of first response NHS services and the incredible work that they do. You can watch the episode in full here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bv0zw4

Capital Air Ambulance (CAA), the UK’s largest EURAMI accredited air ambulance operator, has appointed senior aviation physician Dr Simon Forrington to spearhead a significant expansion of the clinical team powering the aeromedical service’s continued growth.

The announcement, a key landmark in the company’s ongoing expansion campaign, will see the recently appointed Chief Medical Officer lead the recruitment of an enlarged airborne medical team, appointing senior clinicians in key specialisms to support CAA’s rapidly growing global operations.

Capital Air Ambulance (CAA), the UK’s largest EURAMI accredited air ambulance operator, has successfully completed its annual CQC inspection for 2018 with a strong performance that saw the aeromedical service praised for going above and beyond the requirements laid down in law.

The aeromedical brand of Rigby Group’s aviation division - Britain’s No 1 provider of fixed wing air ambulance services - CAA provides medical assistance and medical repatriation flights 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year from its UK bases at Birmingham and Exeter Airports.

Think of the bleakest, remotest place you've ever visited. You may be smiling as you recall the beauty of the landscape or the solitude and peace of its very remoteness. If you're an adventurer, then the smile may be widened at the thought of skiing in beautiful alpine scenery with soft powder snow beneath your feet and equipped with the very latest Gucci downhill gear that money can buy. Or you might simply be remembering that walking or trekking holiday, perhaps in in the foothills of the Himalaya mountains, or maybe a diving adventure in the beautiful coral seas around the Maldives. Pause…

Think again. What if you fall on the ski slope, maybe develop altitude sickness in the mountains, or the bends from an over-enthusiastic dive? The smile fades and is replaced by a frown and the inevitable questions about accessing emergency medical care when you need it most, about 'medevac' and getting home. Maybe you'll be thinking 'will I be safe?' or 'will I survive?' Worse still for the family of patients who have been rendered unconscious or incapable of making their own decisions.

The Real Doc Martin – Capital Air Ambulance’s Devon based Medical Director Dr Terry Martin – gives a snapshot of the service’s response when babies decide to arrive unexpectedly.

It’s not an unusual scenario. A young couple, happily expecting their first baby, and fully aware that life will change completely and permanently in a few months’ time, decide to take one last long holiday in the sun ‘while they can’.

She’s 27 weeks in to a normal pregnancy, and he’s making sure she has a great holiday and books his lovely wife on to all the excursions and adventures that are on offer at their resort. Who said that holidays are restful? Here the scenario changes significantly, and the story unfolds.

Capital Air Ambulance is a part of Capital Air Charter Ltd which was started by husband and wife team, Malcolm and Lisa Humphries working from their own home back in 1991. In those early days, our main activity was executive passenger flights and some aircraft chartered as medical air taxis. Capital’s first aircraft was a Cessna 421c owned by our Chairman Mr John Hunt.