It doesn't seem as though anyone except Mr Philpott, Thud and his A&E consultant is actually in favour of this 'shift in practice'.
Interestingly, they're also 3 of the contributors who've seen the difference the properly-constituted system makes. Still, why let that get in the way of pre-formed opinions, eh?! It'll be interesting to revisit this thread in a year or 4 when the system under discussion has become the norm.
BTW just in case anyone thinks I reckon this is the be-all-and-end-all solution, I still think that units like Wilts and Sussex have a thing or 3 to show the Air Amb world. An aircraft that can react to calls after dark AND bring the expertise of a pre-hospital-medicine specialist;
that's an Air Ambulance system I'd pay to see working! Plus an aircraft with a ground (and noise) footprint the size of an Explorer but the cabin-space of a 412... There's always room for improvement.
ps Crab, I finished my CtoI on 2 Sqn at 2FTS in Mar 84 - prob know you but have been told you're not the fella I orig thought, one "TS"...