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Innovation strategies for defence: the successful case of Defence Medical Services
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posted on 2023-06-09, 05:14 authored by Matthew Ford, Timothy Hodgetts, David WilliamsOver the past 20 years, the Defence Medical Services (DMS, the umbrella organisation for medical provision within the British armed forces) has been innovating consistently and at pace within the Ministry of Defence. The result of this sustained effort has led to progressive improvement in the outcomes of the critically injured. Separately, it has also led to global transformational innovation in support of the response to the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. Through planned and orchestrated interventions across the entire organisation, from leadership to technology, medical practices to training and organisational design, the DMS can legitimately claim to have achieved a ‘Revolution in Military Medical Affairs’. Matthew Ford, Timothy Hodgetts and David Williams examine the innovation lifecycle within the DMS as it defines its response to the challenges of the changing character of conflict and consider the way defence medicine is an example to the wider military.
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RUSI JournalISSN
0307-1847Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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2Volume
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52-58Department affiliated with
- International Relations Publications
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- Sussex Centre for Conflict and Security Research Publications
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2017-02-21First Open Access (FOA) Date
2017-06-21First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2017-02-20Usage metrics
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