Suzi Brent
Encyclopedia
Suzi Brent is an emergency medical dispatcher
for London Ambulance Service
and is the author of the blog Nee Naw. She currently lives in London.
. As a child she aspired to be a doctor. In 2004, inspired by a Christmas episode of Casualty (TV series)
she successfully applied to become an Emergency Medical Dispatcher
for the London Ambulance Service
. Suzi took the first calls after the 7 July 2005 London bombings
.
control room. It was originally released under the pseudonym Mark Myers. Brent has written the blog since 2005. In 2009 this was turned into a novel published by Penguin Group
which was released on 4 March 2010. On 7 August 2010 Brent officially announced she would no longer be updating Nee Naw for unspecified reasons, the blog had not been updated since 29 December 2009 before this.
Emergency medical dispatcher
An Emergency medical dispatcher is a professional telecommunicator, tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies, the provision of assistance and instructions by voice, prior to the arrival of Emergency Medical Services, and the dispatching and support of EMS resources...
for London Ambulance Service
London Ambulance Service
The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the largest "free at the point of contact" emergency ambulance service in the world. It responds to medical emergencies in Greater London, England, with the ambulances and other response vehicles and over 5,000 staff at its disposal.It is one of 12...
and is the author of the blog Nee Naw. She currently lives in London.
Biography
Brent (born 28 April 1977) grew up in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. As a child she aspired to be a doctor. In 2004, inspired by a Christmas episode of Casualty (TV series)
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
she successfully applied to become an Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Emergency medical dispatcher
An Emergency medical dispatcher is a professional telecommunicator, tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies, the provision of assistance and instructions by voice, prior to the arrival of Emergency Medical Services, and the dispatching and support of EMS resources...
for the London Ambulance Service
London Ambulance Service
The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the largest "free at the point of contact" emergency ambulance service in the world. It responds to medical emergencies in Greater London, England, with the ambulances and other response vehicles and over 5,000 staff at its disposal.It is one of 12...
. Suzi took the first calls after the 7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
.
Nee Naw
Brent's blog Nee Naw features her reflections on life working within the London Ambulance ServiceLondon Ambulance Service
The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the largest "free at the point of contact" emergency ambulance service in the world. It responds to medical emergencies in Greater London, England, with the ambulances and other response vehicles and over 5,000 staff at its disposal.It is one of 12...
control room. It was originally released under the pseudonym Mark Myers. Brent has written the blog since 2005. In 2009 this was turned into a novel published by Penguin Group
Penguin Group
The Penguin Group is a trade book publisher, the largest in the world , having overtaken Random House in 2009. The Penguin Group is the name of the incorporated division of parent Pearson PLC that oversees these publishing operations...
which was released on 4 March 2010. On 7 August 2010 Brent officially announced she would no longer be updating Nee Naw for unspecified reasons, the blog had not been updated since 29 December 2009 before this.