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A casualty of the ambulance dispute

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gareth H. Jones*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff CF4 7XB
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As well as the more spectacular 999 calls to urgent road traffic accidents and myocardial infarction victims, the ambulance service provides a background care which allows people with chronic and recurring disabilities to remain in their own homes.

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