ABSTRACT

Critical Perspectives on the Management and Organization of Emergency Services makes an important contribution to the subject of emergency services management and to public administration and organization studies more generally. It critically assesses developments in emergency services management by examining the multi-dimensional nature of the provision of emergency services and their connectedness in advanced western democracies. The effective management of emergency services has never been more important than in today’s high-pressured and cost-conscious public sector. The authors of this volume forensically analyse the challenges of delivering emergency services within this context. This book provides an in-depth, scholarly and comprehensive analysis of the changing landscape of emergency service provision and clearly addresses a gap in the market for a critical volume on the emergency services.

For anyone seeking to understand why and how the management of emergency services matters, this collection is essential reading.

part 131|91 pages

chapter 2|15 pages

Emergency Services Architecture

JESIP and Interoperability

chapter 5|21 pages

Quo Vadis

Eight Possible Scenarios for Changes in the Ambulance Services

chapter 6|13 pages

Galvanising Partnership and Communities to Tackle Domestic Violence and Abuse

Why Wicked Problems Have No Easy Solutions

part 1052|34 pages

part 1393|93 pages

part 2334|73 pages

chapter 14|19 pages

Rethinking the New ‘Leadership’ Mainstream

An Historical Perspective From the National Health Service

chapter 15|16 pages

Public Confidence in the Police

A Critical Review and Interrogation of Construct Clarity

chapter 17|15 pages

Commissioners, Mayors and Blue Lights

Reviewing the Prospects for Integrated Emergency Service Governance

chapter 18|3 pages

Conclusion

Understanding Emergency Services in Austerity Conditions