HEMS operators from across the world share what criteria are needed to dispatch their crew, and how the continual review of those protocols is key to ensuring they reach the patient on the first attempt.

Cole Tideswell, Advanced Life Support and Flight paramedic talks to Kate McLaughlin about hostile environment healthcare, and aeromedical assistance and evacuation solutions, bringing to life the diversity of his career.

Survival is key. Our industry experts explore several facets of survival: aircrew, neonate repatriation, and how the aerospace industry is responding to climate change, next generation airframes, and eVTOL concepts.

The uptake of available solutions and related best practice is under scrutiny as we look at how the collection of aircraft technical parameters such as HUMS, engine management systems, and prognostic health management systems are developing critical mass in the air medical sector.

Additionally, Paul ‘Foo’ Kennard explores fighting the ongoing battle that obsolescence in aviation presents and how manufacturers are tackling this

In the second of our interviews, Captain Matt Wilcock, Unit Chief Pilot at Wiltshire Air Ambulance in the West of England shares how his experience flying military helicopters meshes perfectly with the demands of being a civilian air ambulance pilot.

Head of Operations for Cornwall Air Ambulance, Alf Evans, talks to our own Oliver Cuenca about how the 35-year-old charity navigates the maritime landscape of the Southwest and what the future holds.