Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
Commons · Question 16318 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding is available to upgrade hospital helipads to enable night-time operation.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Jul 2026
The Department does not hold centrally validated data on the number or proportion of major trauma hospitals in England that operate 24-hour hospital helicopter landing sites. Responsibility for the provision and operation of hospital helicopter landing si...