I'm chuffed that (currently!) my 'root and branch' suggestion of rationalisation has a few supporters - although I was hoping we could extend the concept to encompass ALL elements of our services under one 'unified' command structure. Yes there will be much crying over the loss of tradition, our military heritage etc etc, - but I would envisage the most tricky bit would be integrating the 3 services aviation 'departments'! Or would it be that difficult in reality??
I only used the medical services as a prime example of a logical way forward for a (seemingly) crazy situation that we currently have. The only time I ever needed some emergency surgery whilst on operations (over 30 years ago) I was treated extremely proficiently by some navy types - they didn't seem to mind I wore a different shade of blue and their handiwork has thankfully stood the test of time!