The country’s emergency air ambulance response network is set to be enhanced as Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) announces plans to launch a second aircraft.<br />
SCAA, which has operated a helicopter air ambulance since 2013, intends to raise £6m - the equivalent of around three year’s running costs - to fund a second life-saving helicopter prior to launch. This will increase the response capability to time-critical medical emergencies, retrievals and urgent transfers across the whole of Scotland.