Dr Theo Weston MBE has stepped down as a responding doctor and committee member of Beep Doctors (BASICS Cumbria). Dr Weston, aged 67, said: “It has been an absolutely amazing journey and a real privilege to be part of it. Until December 2023 he served for around 20 years in the Great North Air Ambulance as one of its regular Helicopter Emergency Medical Service doctors. So far in 2025, the Beep Doctors have attended 146 incidents and carried out a total of 400 volunteer hours. It costs about £250,000 a year to operate the BEEP Doctors service, which relies solely on public donations and receives no Government or NHS funding.