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Suzi Brent
Born (1977-04-28) 28 April 1977 (age 47)
London, England
OccupationNovelist, Emergency medical dispatcher
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreBiography
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. 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.[6]

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. ^ "Goodbye Nee Naw". Neenaw.co.uk. 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2013-09-14.