AIR AMBULANCES UK AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
The shortlisted nominees for the Air Ambulances UK Awards of Excellence 2021, sponsored by BMW Group, have been announced today.
The Awards recognise the professionalism, excellence and dedication of the air ambulance community and the winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony, being held virtually this year, on Friday 3rd December 2021.
The Independent Judging Panel including trauma specialist Professor Karim Brohi, Debra Alcock-Tyler, CEO the Directory of Social Change, and Steve Irving, Executive Officer of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, met and considered all entries made across the ten award categories. After lengthy deliberation and discussion, the panel was pleased to shortlist the following (shown in no particular order):
Campaign of the Year
Air Ambulance Northern Ireland
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
East Anglian Air Ambulance
Charity Team of the Year
East Anglian Air Ambulance
Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex
Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
Charity Volunteer of the Year
Myrtle Irvine, Air Ambulance Northern Ireland
Rev Ross Dilnot, Thames Valley Air Ambulance
David Mantz, Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex
Critical Care Practitioner of the Year
James Yates, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
Jo Petheram & Kirsty Caswell, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
Liam Sagi, East Anglian Air Ambulance
Doctor of the Year
Phil Hyde, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
Anne Booth, MAGPAS
Asher Lewinsohn, Thames Valley Air Ambulance
Innovation of the Year
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
MAGPAS
Thames Valley Air Ambulance
Lifetime Achievement
To be announced at the virtual ceremony
Pilot of the Year
Alan Petch, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
Dave Young, Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
Matt Sandbach, East Anglian Air Ambulance
Special Incident of the Year
Cornwall Air Ambulance
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
East Anglian Air Ambulance
Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance
Young Person of the Year
Ryan Milligan, Air Ambulance Northern Ireland
Ned Smith, Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust
Hattie Rowe, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
Henry Carpenter, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
Murray Miles, Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex
The judging panel agreed the award nominations were of an exceptionally high standard and they were faced with some very difficult decisions when deciding on the shortlist.
Simmy Akhtar, CEO of Air Ambulances UK, said:
“The professionalism, excellence and dedication of all those who work within the air ambulance community is extraordinary. We are incredibly proud that these Awards recognise their vital contribution to providing advanced pre-hospital critical care to people who suddenly become critically injured or ill, saving lives and improving patient outcomes every day across the UK.
“I would like to thank everyone who made a nomination for the Awards this year. Each nomination was hugely inspiring and a great testament to the incredible lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities. Our judging panel had to make some very difficult decisions and we look forward to announcing the winners at our ceremony next month.”
