Any Police Helicopters used as Air Ambulances

[Fortyodd2]

“Unfortunately many hospitals seem happy to build on HLS areas suitable for large helos and many either have LS only suitable for small helos or have to use alternate sites such as playing fields which is less than ideal (wet, muddy fields and trolley wheels don't mix well)”

Sadly, all too true. When I started here in 2005 we had 7 Hospital pads in our local patch. We are currently down to 3, 1 day only and the other 2 on football pitches which are an ambulance ride from casualty. All the others are now car parks which, unlike the helipads, are used as cash generators. One local hospital has bucked the trend though and included a superb rooftop pad in it’s re-build. It was finished and ready for use about a year ago but, as yet, has had no customers because the casualty department doesn’t open until Oct 09