Paul Smith

Role: Helipad & Driver Standards Manager
Joined: 1994

 As Helipad Manager, it is Paul's responsibility to make sure that the Helipad is serviceable for air ambulances to bring patients to the Royal London Hospital.  Paul works very closely with the Chief Pilot and the Senior Fire Officer.  As  Driving Standards Manager, he Manages the fleet of Rapid Response Cars and trains the Paramedics to drive them. When Paramedics join London's Air Ambulance they have to undergo five days of specialist driver training. Paul also oversees vehicle maintenance.

John Power

Role: Senior Helipad Fire Officer
Joined: 1994

 John Power attended White Hart Lane School in Wood Green, North London, where he spent far too much time looking out of the classroom window at aircraft than studying.  He has always been interested in aviation.

John joined the Air Training Corps (ATC) 16F Wood Green and Hornsey, which helped him to get his foot in the door of the aviation business.  After working in the aviation industry for four years, John joined London’s Air Ambulance.  John enjoys working within such a close knit team and finds meeting ex patients and their families very rewarding.

John holds a hot air balloon private pilot’s licence and a fixed wing private pilot’s licence.

Michael Horton

Role: Fire Officer
Joined: 2006

 Michael cycles 14 miles, not including the train ride, to get to work each day.  He is also a Volunteer Fire Fighter at The Shuttleworth Collection and Yorkshire Air Museum, providing fire cover for air shows and other events.

Michael is a scuba diving  Instructor  and a keen amateur photographer, on land and underwater.

Liz Foster

Role: Patient Development Sister
Joined: 1990

 Liz is the Patient Development Sister.  She maintains the pre-hospital trauma registry, co-ordinates audit and research projects, and is responsible for data analysis, which includes local publication of monthly activity figures and submission of financial data. Liz also co-ordinates both the Helicopter Crew Course [HCC] and the Advanced Trauma Life Support course [ATLS].
Liz is both a Registered General and Children’s Nurse with specialty courses in Emergency Nursing, Autonomous Practice and In-flight nursing. She has a BSc Nursing and an MSc Nursing from The City University, London. Previously Liz worked in Accident & Emergency, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics and as an In-Flight Nurse.