Nominees for Awards of Excellence 2023 announced by Air Ambulances UK

Air Ambulances UK (AAUK), the national charity supporting the UK’s air ambulance charities has announced the shortlist of nominees for the Awards of Excellence 2023.

The annual awards celebrate and recognize the specialist lifesaving critical care skills and commitment of those working tirelessly within and in support of the air ambulance community.

The ceremony and annual conference is being held at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading Football Club, on 30 November 2023.

The awards and nominees are:

Campaign of the Year

• Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust
• Dorset And Somerset Air Ambulance
• Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
• Air Ambulance Northern Ireland.

Charity Staff Member of the Year

• Midlands Air Ambulance Charity – Debbie Briden
• Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance – Caroline Guy
• Magpas Air Ambulance – Natalie Church.

Charity Team of the Year

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
• Thames Valley Air Ambulance
• Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
• Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust.

Charity Supporter of the Year

• Great Western Air Ambulance Charity – Polledri family
• Magpas Air Ambulance – Alison McCreery
• London’s Air Ambulance Charity – Ali Wade.

Critical Care Practitioner of the Year

• The Air Ambulance Service – Mark Beasley
• Magpas Air Ambulance – Steve Chambers
• Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance – Matt Sawyer
• London’s Air Ambulance Charity – Chris Doyle.

Doctor of the Year

• The Air Ambulance Service – Jake Turner
• Magpas Air Ambulance – Adriana Cordier
• Midlands Air Ambulance Charity – David Cooper.

Innovation of the Year

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
• Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
• Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust
• Magpas Air Ambulance.

Operations Support Staff of the Year

• Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust – Alice Gardner
• Wales Air Ambulance – Greg Browning.

Pilot of the Year

• Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance – Russ Myles
• Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust – Rich Dixon
• Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance – Mario Carretta.

Special Incident of the Year

• Magpas Air Ambulance
• Wiltshire Air Ambulance / Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance / Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
• Wales Air Ambulance.

Young Person of the Year

• Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance – Molly Harris
• Air Ambulance Northern Ireland – Madison Crawford
• Magpas Air Ambulance – Abigail Sperrin.

Trustee of the Year

• Wiltshire Air Ambulance – Chris Lear
• Thames Valley Air Ambulance – Sarah Roberts
• Great Western Air Ambulance Charity – Robin Jacques
• Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex – Barney Burgess.

Lifetime Achievement Award

• To be announced.

“Congratulations to all those who have been chosen as finalists for the Air Ambulances UK Awards of Excellence 2023,” said Simmy Akhtar, CEO of AAUK. “Thank you to those who submitted nominations for the awards. All nominees are extremely talented, and our judging panel had the unenviable task of finalising the shortlist for all categories. Thank you also to our judges for their time and commitment to this process.”