Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16318

Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services

Tabled: 6 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

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

Karin Smyth

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...

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