ambulance service

collocation in English

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ambulance
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæm.bjə.ləns/us
/ˈæm.bjə.ləns/
a special vehicle used to take sick or injured people ...
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service
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.vɪs/us
/ˈsɝː.vɪs/
a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that ...
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(Definition ofambulanceandservicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A large proportion of calls made to the emergencyambulanceserviceare classified as non-urgent.
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An alternative response to these calls may release the standardambulanceserviceto attend more urgent calls.
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This was analysed by comparing the total cost of the pilot service with the cost of standardambulanceservice(without the pilot service).
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This was mainly due to the higher salaries of the members of the pilot service team compared to the salaries of those on the standardambulanceservice.
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I personally think that there is a case for dividing theambulanceservice.
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The nature of the road network also creates problems in the provision of anambulanceservice.
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I give theambulanceservicein my constituency as an example.
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I am only too aware of the increasing pressures that theambulanceservicemust deal with daily through increased numbers of emergency and urgent calls.
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A commercially sponsored trial in the highlands shows that a helicopterambulanceservicerepresented value for money and improved the service greatly.
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The plain fact is that the west countryambulanceservicedoes not have sufficient resources to meet national targets.
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I am sure that everyone will agree that theambulanceservicehas a basic need for a reliable vehicle fleet.
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They have to pay for the police, the fire and civil defence authorities, the waste disposal authority, and theambulanceservice.
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Next year, the separation of theambulanceserviceinto two will be completed.
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It will take account of radio communication arrangements in the national health service including theambulanceservice.
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We take great pride in local services of all kinds—theambulanceservice, the fire service, the magistrates court, the police, and so on.
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The proposed third wave for the countyambulanceserviceseems to make good sense.
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We are also carrying out an operational research study into the area'sambulanceserviceneeds and are considering what other help may be given.
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Most such incidents will be reported to theambulanceservicein the first instance.
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That is the case of those local authorities which, before the war, ran anambulanceservicein conjunction with their fire service.
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Patients without a medical need for transport may, exceptionally, be transported by theambulanceservice, but a charge may be made.
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