Ambulance calls and cancellations: Policy and implementation issues

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 410-422

  Radcliffe, James ^a   Heath, Geoffrey ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulance services; Government policy; National Health Service; Paramedics; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349583649     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550910972491     Document Type: Article

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