Patients being transported by emergency helicopter to Launceston's major hospital will have to also take a 12-kilometre ambulance journey because the existing helipad no longer complies with updated safety regulations.
New CASA rules have tighter requirements for helipads used for medical transport operations
Deputy Secretary of Infrastructure Shane Gregory said Ambulance Tasmania was "assessing the viability of an alternate landing site close to LGH". "That will add extra delays to people getting vital treatment ... it will take a good 5 to 10 minutes to get from the airport into Launceston General," she said.
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