HM58 is an air ambulance - the right tool for the right job. You make the whole episode sound like a catalogue of errors when infact it probably went something like this.
1. Air ambo to scene finds two badly injured casualties - requests second aircraft.
2. Police aircraft goes to scene for police work - video/photograph/command and control
3. HM 58 cant make it so police offer services.
4. Both casualties quickly transported to the front door of Newcastle general
I could be more picky and sarcastic but its getting late...
I'm sure Jim and Jon think they are cats..