Health board's £1m helipads cash should be spent on 'more staff and patient beds first'Readers question the £1m investment in helicopter landing facilities at a Gwynedd hospital, with concerns over costs, staffing priorities and value for money. ‌The Welsh Government has given the green light to nearly £1m in funding to upgrade helicopter landing capabilities at a North Wales hospital. Last year, Cyngor Gwynedd approved plans to remove the existing helicopter landing site and construct two replacement helipads. ‌Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board explained there was a "need to upgrade and improve the provision for landing helicopters" at the Penrhosgarnedd facility in Gwynedd. Does North Wales hospitals really need more helipads?