Suzi Brent

Suzi Brent
Born (1977-04-28) 28 April 1977
London, England
Occupation Novelist, Emergency medical dispatcher
Language English
Nationality British
Genre Biography
Notable works "Nee Naw: Real Life Dispatches From Ambulance Control"

Suzi Brent is an emergency medical dispatcher for London Ambulance Service and is the author of the blog Nee Naw.[1] She currently lives in London.

Biography

Brent (born 28 April 1977) grew up 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[2] for the London Ambulance Service. Suzi took the first calls after the 7 July 2005 London bombings.[3]

Nee Naw

Brent's blog Nee Naw features her reflections on life working within the London Ambulance Service control room. It was originally released under the pseudonym Mark Myers.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Suzi Brent - Penguin Books Authors - Penguin Books". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  2. ↑ Melanie Reid (2011-07-22). "Health | The Times". Timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  3. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Midweek, 03/03/2010". Bbc.co.uk. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Nee Naw - About Nee Naw". Neenaw.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  5. ↑ Stonehouse, Cheryl (2010-03-09). "Ambulance service: Whatever you do don't panic | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Life of a emergency call operator revealed in book | The Sun |Features". The Sun. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  7. ↑ "Goodbye Nee Naw". Neenaw.co.uk. 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
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