Essex Air Ambulance

London's only 24-hour hospital helipad marks a decade of saving lives

The King's College Hospital helideck ensures landing-to-resus transfers take less than five minutes.

The charity, which relies totally on donations, attended 540 incidents in July and August.

Basildon Hospital hopes the improved facilities will lead to more lives being saved.

He feels he has been given another chance at life, thanks to air ambulance paramedics.

Chief executive Mark Jarman-Howe says it is putting "significant" pressure on the service.

The Essex and Herts service will appear in three episodes of the forthcoming TV documentary.

A councillor says it is a "fair charge" for an "excellent service".

An MP tells Parliament changes to National Insurance in the Budget could impact a local charity.

Charities say the move gives patients a better chance of surviving a life-threatening emergency.