The North East's "passionate" helicopter heroes have been given an "outstanding" rating by the Care Quality Commission.
Though it has been inspected before, the CQC has never previously given the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) a formal rating. Now, after an assessment in July, inspectors at the health watchdog have praised the service in glowing terms.
The service was rated outstanding overall and for being safe and well-led. It was rated good for being effective, caring and responsive. Sarah Dronsfield, CQC head of hospital inspection said: "When we inspected GNAAS, we were extremely impressed by the level of care and support people received when using this service."
