Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
Commons · Question 1740 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding for air ambulance helipads is provided from the NHS budget.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Jun 2026
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 lo...