Manx Care renews contract with GNAAS
Manx Care, a government-run healthcare provider on the Isle of Man, has renewed its contract with the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS)
The 12-month contract, which runs from 1 April, will see GNAAS continue to provide emergency medical care and transfers to the UK by helicopter.
The UK-based air ambulance provider has conducted a total of 60 missions to the island under previous contracts between March 2022 and December 2024.
The service had previously been in doubt, after Manx Care had stated earlier this year that it would not be able to continue paying the full cost of the contract. The service was initially funded through a Healthcare Transformation Fund until April 2024, but has since then been paid for in entirety by the healthcare provider.
Teresa Cope, Chief Executive of Manx Care, said that she was pleased to have found a solution able to sustain this “vital partnership” into the future.
It follows the awarding of a three-year contract to airline Loganair in February this year for the provision of non-urgent patient transfer services to the Isle of Man.
GNAAS was the subject of AirMed&Rescue’s March 2025 Provider Profile.