KK
With all due respect I pray nobody pays any attention to that suggestion. The air ambulance, if used effectively, can contribute to the overall efficiency of the Ambulance Service sometimes by dealing with calls that may not be life threatening but by keeping the maximum number of resources on the table and available for that callout that will save a life.
This type of cooperative venture may be better than nothing but it really does have to be seen as a stepping stone to a single-role-single-resource system.
Is anybody seriously suggesting that the many many pre-planned and well coordinated ops required by the cops should be sacrificed for the sake of well meaning but ill-informed folk who may never have experienced the job done properly.
I've done both jobs more than once and I hope to hell my word has a touch more credibility than a guy 'that knows a pilot'.
G