Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance (LNAA) is back in the air after being grounded over an “administrative oversight”. All air ambulances were stood down last Friday due to a paperwork issues around a controlled drugs licence.
It saw LNAA unable to store or supply controlled drugs after failing to meet a licence deadline. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) said air ambulances were being grounded temporarily due to “a higher risk to patient safety”.
Yesterday (February 6) it confirmed flights have now been given the go-ahead once more. Air ambulances were being dispatched again from 2pm.
A joint statement from the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance said: “Following significant clinical engagement and collaborative planning, from 14.00 hours today ( 6 February 2025), EMAS resumed the dispatch of Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance resources to support the provision of clinical care.
“We will continue to work with #EMAS and The Home Office and will keep you updated. Thank you everyone for your support.”
When the air ambulance was grounded last week, the ambulance service pointed to other “enhanced care resources” available to help patients, including “specialist practitioners, EMICS volunteer doctors, and other air ambulance partners”.
It said patient safety was its “highest priority” and patients calling 999 for life-threatening emergency help would continue to be triaged and ambulance service resources dispatched appropriately, as normal.
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