Air Ambulance in UK
Good morning Rotorheads,
Just of late our local Air Ambulance operating out of EGNH, was called out 22 times over one particular week end, it seems mainly to RTA's, this service that we have in the UK is brilliant but whenever there is a large amount of flights/rescue's we almost always get the local press officers reminding us members of the public that it cost's mountains of cash to run the system, that is not in doubt, but can any of you connected with this service indicate whether or not any of this cost and expense is recovered from the insurers of the vehicles who are the unfortunates involved in the RTA's to which you attend with your HEMs Heli's, for if an ordinary ambulance or Hospital casuality dept are used they send an invoice to the registered owner of the vehicle or driver who then passes this onto his or her insurer who pay the amount without any quibble or complaint.
What happens in other parts of the world with this sort of service and costs?
[ 12 August 2001: Message edited by: Vfrpilotpb ]