POLICE will have a hotline to medical staff to help officers assess if they need to transport injured patients to hospital in their patrol cars.The practice is already taking place in Leicestershire and will be extended across the five forces of the East Midlands, including Derbyshire, although a time scale has yet to be announced.Police confirmed the news after it was revealed that officers are transporting injured people to hospital in their vehicles because East Midlands Ambulance Service is...
