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This chapter starts by setting the scene regarding the challenges the ambulance service are currently facing. The authors then go on to discuss the ways in which the ambulance services have responded to these challenges and what methods have been adopted to improve patient care whilst also creating efficiencies.
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Till, R., Marsh, A. (2015). Ambulance Service Modernisation. In: Wankhade, P., Mackway-Jones, K. (eds) Ambulance Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18642-9_8
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