Comment by someone living on North Ronaldsay:
Scottish Ambulance Service - Air Ambulance based in mainland Scotland and take time to reach Orkney!A fascinating talk on 55 years of the Britten-Norman Islander from the Orkney Aviation Festival.
I was interested to hear the speakers' thoughts on the previous air-ambulance model when the service was based in mainland Orkney rather than mainland Scotland.
In my opinion, re-adopting this model would undoubtedly and dramatically reduce air-ambulance waiting times for North Isles patients going to the Balfour hospital.