Suzi Brent

Brent 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 for the London Ambulance Service.^[2] She took some of the first calls after the 7 July 2005 London bombings.^[3]

Brent's blog Nee Naw featured her reflections on life working within the London Ambulance Service control room. It was originally released under the pseudonym Mark Myers.^[4][5] Brent started writing the blog in 2005. In 2009, it was adapted into a book published by Penguin Group which was released on 4 March 2010. On 7 August 2010 Brent announced that she would no longer be updating Nee Naw.^[6]