Ambulance Services Leadership and Management Perspectives

Paresh Wankhade
is the Professor of Leadership and Management at Edge Hill University Business School. He has a PhD in Ambulance Performance & Culture Change Management from the University of Liverpool, UK. He is the founder Editor of
International Journal of Emergency Services
(an Emerald group Publication) and is recognised as an expert in the field of emergency management. He has chaired special tracks on leadership and management of emergency services at major international conferences including the annual European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference; British Academy of Management Conference and Public Administration Committee (PAC) Conference. His research and publications focus on analyses of strategic leadership, organisational culture, organisational change and interoperability within the emergency services. His publications have contributed to inform debates around interoperability of public services and challenges faced by individual organisations. His latest book on
Social Capital, Sociability and Community Development
explores these issues including the state of the pre-hospital care in eight selected case-study countries (UK, USA, China, India, Bangladesh, Japan, Netherlands and South Africa) around the world.

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, United Kingdom

Kevin Mackway-Jones
was appointed Consultant at Manchester Royal Infirmary in 1993 and became Professor in 2001. He has published widely on the practi

ce and theory of Emergency Medicine, both books (Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Major Incident Medical Management and Support, Emergency Triage amongst others) and academic papers. His main research interests are diagnostic strategies, psychosocial care and major incident management. As well as consulting at Manchester Royal Infirmary and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital he is also Executive Medical Director of the North West Ambulance Service, Civilian Consultant Advisor to the British Army, and Head of the North Western School of Emergency Medicine. He was editor in chief of the Emergency Medicine Journal from 2005 – 2013.

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Bolton, United Kingdom