Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal today (2nd March) officially unveiled the helipad at Oxford Road Campus (ORC).
She also visited maternity services at Saint Mary’s Hospital, both part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), in her role as Patron of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
The helipad, the first of its kind in the North West, enables critically ill patients to be airlifted straight to the Trust’s hospitals in Manchester city centre and has been used by the Air Ambulance over 70 times since opening in May 2021.
The helipad allows patients to be seen within minutes by trauma specialists which can be vital to help save lives and improve outcomes during time critical situations.
