My comment " The world has moved on" was really my impression of the current equipment state of the newer Air Ambulances. They certainly appear to be much more capable than the dual role machines.
Even the latest Police machines seem to be carrying more & more specialised equipment. Weight is becoming an issue to both.
But do not misunderstand me. I am fully in support of both of our existing dual role machines. They are an ideal compromise in the settings that they operate in. It is entirely probable that neither area would be able to support a Police machine on their own so the addition of the ambulance role is highly suited.
My point was that in most of the other areas it is already too late to go down that road. The Police machines are already fully occupied and the growth of dedicated air ambulances has been phenominal. Combining in those cases is unlikely. But I still believe that there are savings to be made in the supporting infrastructure.
What we have here in the UK is really very good. Both from the Police and Aero medical side. All we are talking about is the fine detail in how to make it even better.
Talk is easy but I doubt that those who will make the decisions will even care about what we think.
Tigerfish.