EPISODE · Mar 14, 2025 · 13 MIN
Manx Newscast: Island to lose GNAAS cover at end of March?
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It's been the topic of conversation all week here on Manx Radio Breakfast, but we are again turning to some information in Manx Care's Operating Plan for 2025/26.A paragraph within the section on 'patient logistics' reveals that the healthcare body is in talks over the future of its links with the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS).It admits in the document that £250k is required per annum to cover the service visiting the Island - but says it's 'unlikely that the charity will be able to fundraise to this level each year' - casting doubt on the future of the service for Manx residents if Manx Care doesn't foot the bill.Siobhán Fletcher caught up with the charity's Chief Executive Joe Garcia to find out more:
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