Members of the public and air ambulance staff, some of whom are from Wigan, agreed to be pictured for the calendar, Bare In The Air.
The volunteers, including the helicopter pilot, posed nude, with parts of the aircraft and a variety of strategically-placed props to cover them.

But paramedics from the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) are furious about the poses.
They say their integrity and dignity at work has been compromised as people will associate them with the saucy pictures.

It is believed that NWAS bosses are also furious that the calendar has been released.
Top level meetings were being held today to investigate how it was produced without their knowledge.
Paramedics from NWAS, whose headquarters are in Bolton, are seconded to work on the helicopter and the two organisations work together to save lives.

Among the pictures which have angered staff are:

A series of mixed-sex poses, including one in which a bare man has placed his hands on a woman's breasts;

A woman lying on a stretcher with defibrillator paddles held to her chest – an action which would lead to a serious disciplinary charge for ambulance staff;

Other poses in which equipment, including bandages and a first-aid box, are used as props.

Bob Parkinson, of Unite, who is vice-chairman of the staff side of NWAS, said ambulance staff were angered by the calendar.
He said: "We have all seen calendars like these before but this one oversteps the mark of what is acceptable and cuts across the trust's Dignity at Work policy which we are in the process of improving.

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