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The Challenges of Backsourcing

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public sector outsourcing sometimes ends in unexpected termination, forcing authorities to engage in backsourcing. The aim of this study is to identify the challenges posed by unexpected terminations of sourcing contracts in the public sector and analyze how actual practices in these situations diverge from theoretical expectations in the ...
Johan Berlin, Eric Carlström, Magnus Jansson, David Karlsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring alternative paramedic roles: a multinational mixed-methods survey

BMC Medical Education
Background While paramedicine is an evolving profession globally, there remain many disparities around titles and roles within the various jurisdictions that may not be fully captured in the literature.
Fintan Feerick, Eoin Coughlan, Shane Knox, Adrian Murphy, Ivan Grady, Conor Deasy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Privatisation of ambulance, emergency and firefighting services in Europe – a growing threat? [PDF]

, 2009
This paper examines the extent of privatisation in the ambulance, emergency and firefighting services in Europe, and the companies ...
Lethbridge, Jane
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A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis to Explore Relationship‐Centred Dental Care for Older People Living in Care Homes

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patient groups and policymakers are calling for the implementation of relationship‐centred, co‐ordinated care for vulnerable older people. Relationship‐centred care highlights the significance of strong, quality relationships among residents, their families and the broader healthcare team.
Rosie Pritchett, Catherine Exley, Christopher Carroll, Rebecca Ruth Wassall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

24th Canadian Field Ambulance Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps [PDF]

, 2012
The 24th Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, was the only complete Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario unit mobilized and sent overseas in the Second World War. Today few know its story in spite of an active veterans’ association.
Russell, Harold
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Goals of Care: a framework in evolution

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The Goals of Care framework has been strongly advocated for and widely adopted in various healthcare institutions across Australia. While it has promoted awareness and perceptions around advanced care planning and treatment limitations, there remain concerns.
Benedict Tan
wiley   +1 more source

A Retrospective Geospatial Simulation Study of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services’ Potential Time Benefit Over Ground Ambulance Transport in Northern South Africa [PDF]

, 2023
Willem Stassen, Alexander Duarte Tsegai, Lisa Kurland   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Adherence to the Australian acute anaphylaxis clinical care standard and outcomes in a regional Queensland specialist outpatient service

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background There is no published information on the recognition and management of anaphylaxis in regional Queensland. The establishment of a clinical immunology and allergy service for the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) has enabled the exploration of patient outcomes.
Kane Langdon, Sarah Fairhall, Peter Bourke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal trends of ambulance time intervals for suspected stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: a quasi-experimental study

BMJ Open
Objectives Time is a fundamental component of acute stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) care, thus minimising prehospital delays is a crucial part of the stroke chain of survival.
Siobhán Masterson, Áine Merwick, Conor Deasy, Patricia M. Kearney, Cathal O'Donnell, David Willis, Edel Burton, Rory Quinn, Kieran Crosbie-Staunton, Vera J.C. Mc Carthy, Claire M. Buckley   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

What are emergency ambulance services doing to meet the needs of people who call frequently? A national survey of current practice in the United Kingdom

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Emergency ambulance services are integral to providing a service for those with unplanned urgent and life-threatening health conditions. However, high use of the service by a small minority of patients is a concern.
Helen A. Snooks, Ashrafunnesa Khanom, Robert Cole, Adrian Edwards, Bethan Mair Edwards, Bridie A. Evans, Theresa Foster, Rachael T. Fothergill, Carol P. Gripper, Chelsey Hampton, Ann John, Robin Petterson, Alison Porter, Andy Rosser, Jason Scott   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source