Air Ambulance Appoints New Air Operations Manager

Ian Roberts has been successfully appointed as Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s new air operations manager.

With more than 35 years’ experience in the ambulance service, Ian has a wealth of knowledge to bring to the challenging role. In 1983, he joined Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service and began working for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity in 2003 as an aircrew paramedic based at Strensham airbase.

Ian also won the coveted Clinician of the Year award at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s Recognition Awards and Charity Ball in June 2018.

Hanna Sebright, chief executive officer for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, said: “Ian has worked with the charity for over 15 years and in that time has demonstrated a breadth of clinical and operational expertise. Ian’s background and leadership skills will help our organisation to remain at the forefront of emergency pre-hospital patient care, offering the very best treatment to patients in critical need of an air ambulance.” 

Ian Roberts, air operations manager for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, added: “I was incredibly proud to make it through the interview process and achieve the role of permanent air operations manager for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

“I’m looking forward to advancing the clinical and operational work of the charity, in line with our strategic objective to work at the height of clinical and operational excellence.”