RAF mission to save injured soldiers
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This may be a dumb question but why not do what the Canadians do and take them into Landstuhl? Military facility with, unfortunately, huge experience in dealing with combat casualties, plus probably a saving in flight time?
johno617tonka.
I work at Wythenshawe, yes we do, do Cardio-thoracic, but importantly NOT Neurosurgical, which is at Hope hospital in Salford. Birmingham have it all on one site, therefore ALL specialists are available across the Selly Oak site. We also do not have enough beds.
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Air pig.
I work at Wythenshawe, yes we do, do Cardio-thoracic, but importantly NOT Neurosurgical, which is at Hope hospital in Salford. Birmingham have it all on one site, therefore ALL specialists are available across the Selly Oak site. We also do not have enough beds.
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Mark D,
There are two obvious answers to your question:
1. Landstuhl is in Germany, a long way for injured British Servicemen's families to travel to visit don't you think. The fact that families are able to visit the guys in Selly Oak can only help their recovery.
2. Landstuhl isn't a British Military facility. With the British Forces short of doctors, surely it's better that they are in Theatre (no pun intended), or the UK, rather than manning someone else's hospital in between. The only advantage I can see would be to save about 2 hours flying time, which is only about 20% of the total travelling time in most cases.
There are two obvious answers to your question:
1. Landstuhl is in Germany, a long way for injured British Servicemen's families to travel to visit don't you think. The fact that families are able to visit the guys in Selly Oak can only help their recovery.
2. Landstuhl isn't a British Military facility. With the British Forces short of doctors, surely it's better that they are in Theatre (no pun intended), or the UK, rather than manning someone else's hospital in between. The only advantage I can see would be to save about 2 hours flying time, which is only about 20% of the total travelling time in most cases.
Flight attendants? I'm sure the crusty old Loady wouldn't want to be called that. Whereas the hairy arsed tattoo'd wide body stewards would. Fat wrafs in overly tight flying suits? no thanks 
