Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA)

We help save lives, one day it could be yours. 

There are times when the hospital must come to the patient. Our Critical Care Team are operational 19 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is a registered charity, established to provide relief from sickness and injury for the people of Dorset and Somerset, by the provision of an air ambulance, with an air and road-delivered critical care capability. We receive no direct funding from the Government or the National Lottery and rely on the generosity of the public for support. Our operational costs are over £10 million a year and the approximate cost per mission is £3,500.

We operate 19 hours a day (7.00am – 2.00am) providing a critical care service, using our AgustaWestland 169 (AW169) helicopter and critical care car. We also provide an enhanced care service using our outreach cars from 10.00am – 10.00pm.