Questions, Questions I often get asked why I decided to write the 999 book. As is often the case with decisions that we make in life there was more than one factor that influenced me. I had attended a fatal stabbing of a young person that summer; the escalation of knife crime and senseless loss…
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Working at a treatment centre on New Year’s Eve
I don’t know why, but I always find myself offering to work on New Year’s Eve (NYE). I have done it ever since I can remember. I’m not sure what madness comes over me prior to the event because I am terrible on night shifts. Shortly after midnight, it is a given that I will…
Some memorable calls working on a regular ambulance (part 3)
This is the third in a series of articles of some memorable calls I have been on recently whilst working on an ambulance – not a usual occurrence for me these days as I usually work on my own on a response car. While working with David recently we got the call ‘Man has set…
Some memorable calls working on a regular ambulance (part 2)
This is the second in a series of articles of some memorable calls I have been on recently whilst working on an ambulance – not a usual occurrence for me these days as I usually work on my own on a response car. Requests are occasionally made for the ambulance service to attend at firearms…
Some memorable calls working on a regular ambulance (part 1)
Unless you have been out of the country recently, you can’t have failed to notice the news about just how busy the ambulance service has been lately. It’s a variety of factors that are impacting on our resources as well as those of the hospital and GP services. Firstly the ‘Norovirus’ which causes diarrhoea and…
Book Review: Trust Me, I’m (Still) A Doctor by Dr Phil Hammond
Trust Me, I’m (Still) a Doctor is an fascinating read. In essence, it is a collection of short stories that reads rather like a diary; each one exposing a scandal, cover up or scary fact about the NHS over the last 20 years. Dr Phil has written for Private Eye for over 16 years; you…