14 more years of local, solid financial support for every HEMS unit. 14 more years of local people confirming: "This is what we want".
The HEMS services of England and Wales exist only because of local public support. They were created at local level by local demand, as additional support to the existing ambulance services.
Why do people like to supplement in this way (at an average cost of 50 pence per adult per year) their local ambulance service directly out of their own pockets?
What makes a small but delicious cherry on the icing of a large cake cost effective in the eyes of the consumer?
It does not matter. HEMS gives the people what they want (and choose to pay for)