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EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT ? 27 JULY 2013
Maintaining a balance between costs and efficiency is one of the primary challenges facing the NHS in these times of austerity and that is at the heart of the debate which should take place on proposed changes to the way the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service operates.
Under the restructuring, one of the paramedics in an emergency ambulance crew would be replaced by a lesser trained professional. The move could save the ambulance service ?1.6m over 15 years at a time when it is under pressure to reduce costs.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/o...role-is-to-save-lives-not-money-29452166.html
Maintaining a balance between costs and efficiency is one of the primary challenges facing the NHS in these times of austerity and that is at the heart of the debate which should take place on proposed changes to the way the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service operates.
Under the restructuring, one of the paramedics in an emergency ambulance crew would be replaced by a lesser trained professional. The move could save the ambulance service ?1.6m over 15 years at a time when it is under pressure to reduce costs.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/o...role-is-to-save-lives-not-money-29452166.html