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Author(s) -
Hyde Phil
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.19.9.511
Subject(s) - scheme (mathematics) , service (business) , operations research , computer science , computer security , business , environmental ethics , engineering , marketing , mathematics , philosophy , mathematical analysis
IN October 1996, a number of small animal practices in the Cardiff area joined forces to provide a combined emergency service. Although, when it started, the scheme was little more than a hopeful experiment, it is now an established part of life for the practices involved. Here, Phil Hyde explains how the scheme operates, and argues that similar schemes could be introduced elsewhere.