I was down on the South Coast today and there was a bit on the local news about the Wiltshire Police/Air Ambulance.
Apparently the contract is up for renewal soon and the Chief Constable was being interviewed and said that without the £500kpa contribution from the Air Ambulance charity, they wouldn't be able to finance the aircraft on their own.
So if funds are really limited, maybe there is a place for these combined-roled aircraft?
(Unfortunately, I can't find an online version of the story and I'm not even sure if it was BBC or ITV.
It should be on the local news again this evening though. South Today or Meridian, I guess.)