Collaboration and Governance in the Emergency Services Issues, Oppor
“Globally, emergency services are witnessing a period of unprecedented uncertainty and change caused by pressure on their budgets, reduced manpower and changing patterns of demand and service delivery. Such challenges are also having huge implications on
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Paresh Wankhade Swetketu Patnaik
Collaboration and Governance in the Emergency Services
Paresh Wankhade • Swetketu Patnaik
Collaboration and Governance in the Emergency Services Issues, Opportunities and Challenges
Paresh Wankhade Edge Hill Business School Edge Hill University Ormskirk, UK
Swetketu Patnaik Lord Ashcroft International Business Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, UK
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Preface
The context of global emergency services landscape is changing. The recent tragic events in London, Paris, Manchester and around the world have highlighted the difficult and challenging role played by the emergency services. Their swift and professional response draws universal praise but also raises issues around reduced funding levels and job-cuts to match heightened security threat. Several barriers hamper collaboration efforts between the emergency services. As the book argues, there are significant shifts in the demand patterns for blue light services. Ambulance demand in the UK is growing at an annual rate of about 5 per cent. The police services are witnessing a reduction in recorded crime but are dealing increasingly with cases relating to cybercrime, child and sexual exploitation and mental illness. Fire services have seen a massive reduction in incidence of fire. However, these organisations continue to be performance-managed and target-driven, and current model
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