Does the Childrens Hospital actually need this helipad ? There's talk about the 'golden hour' after an accident; how does this differ from children to adults ? If there are other casualty units "around the city" (presumably therefore only within a few minutes flying time of each other) each of which can stabilise accident victims (adult or child) within the golden hour, does having this additional one actually help ? If there are not 'three clear routes in and out' of the current helipad, how far away is the proposed new one, that presumably does have them ? And hence, how long must the critically injured patient spend on a trolley being rushed from the new pad to the casualty department ?
They say that "Up to 40 patients a year, many with life threatening injuries, are flown to the hospital from all over the country." unless that's a mis-spelling of county, most of these sound like transfers rather than children requiring "life-saving specialist treatment during the 'golden hour'".
Or is this a disgruntled manager about to lose part of their empire deciding to blame the CAA and pull the 'children may be affected' ploy ? After all, that's sure to provoke an outcry and secure their budget for next year.