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This podcast is all about what it’s really like to be a paramedic - or any frontline uniformed professional - each week you get to hear from the real humans under the uniform, the memorable moments they’ve experienced in their jobs and the people that have stayed with them for life. As paramedics we are often asked ‘What's the worst thing you have ever seen?’ and I am here to encourage a different kind of conversation with our frontline workers, to uncover what it takes to work in these role ...
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In our season finale we hear from Michael Budd, a paramedic who works on a solo response vehicle. We talk about managing patient expectations, breaking beds and brewing cider – all in a day’s work for Michael.Connect with Kim on her website www.kimbusseychamberlain.co.uk and follow her on Twitter @KimBusseyChamb1 and Instagram @KimBravoCharlieTo ke…
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This week I chat to the awesome Dr Dan Nevin about working in trauma and anaesthesia. We talk about balance, mainly in the form of musicals.Follow Dan on Twitter @docdgnConnect with Kim on her website www.kimbusseychamberlain.co.uk and follow her on Twitter @KimBusseyChamb1 and Instagram @KimBravoCharlieTo keep up to date with future episodes follo…
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This week I talk to the wonderful midwifery sibling duo, Ellie and Abby Hudson. They talk about empowering people to make their own decisions around birth, catching babies in unexpected places and why paramedics look so relieved when they arrive on scene at obstetric jobs to find a midwife already there.Connect with Kim on her website www.kimbussey…
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This week I speak to the totally brilliant Dr Punam Krishan. NHS GP, writer and podcast host of The Medic Mum Podcast, Dr Punam talks portfolio careers, family events as a medic and the value of patients thanking us.You can find Punam on Twitter @DrPunamKrishan and Instagram @DrPunamKrishan - Pre Order Punams new book, How to Be a Doctor and Other …
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This week we hear from another member of the emergency services family, firefighter Andy Tweedy. Andy talks naked cowboys, Fireman Sam and ponders the question whether we’re a bunch of people that really love our jobs or whether there’s actually something wrong with us!Connect with Kim on her website www.kimbusseychamberlain.co.uk and follow her on…
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Richard Webb-Stevens: Motorcycle and HEMS Paramedic
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This week I’m excited to introduce you all to Richard Webb-Stevens or RWS as he’s known in the ambulance service. RWS is a deaf paramedic who has worked on both motorbikes and helicopters. He is a man of many talents – he cooks up delicious looking RWS-ipies, photographs the city from the skies as a HEMS paramedic and plays a mean bit of blues on t…
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This week I talk to the wonderful Dr Stephanie Ooi a GP and host of The Medic Mum podcast. We talk about the pressure facing GP’s in the NHS, leaving the NHS behind and the phrase learning experience as a red flag! You can find Steph on Instagram @the_gp_mum and you can find The Medic Mum Podcast on your favourite podcast platform. Connect with Kim…
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This week we speak to another frontline health professional – Midwife, Leah Hazard. Leah wrote the Sunday Times Bestseller Hard Pushed - her memoir about working in the NHS as a midwife. Her new book, Womb will be out in March 2023. We talk about accidentally inspiring the next generation of midwives, working through the pandemic, moral injury and …
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This week I’m introducing you to Lydia Maskery, paramedic and clinical team manager. We discuss mountain top epiphanies, meeting patients whose lives we’ve saved and eating Twisters being the sign of a good shift. Connect with Kim on her website www.kimbusseychamberlain.co.uk and follow her on Twitter @KimBusseyChamb1To keep up to date with future …
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We’re kicking off the series today with the brilliant Judy Sheahan. Judy is an experienced flight paramedic, educator and crossfit athlete. We talk all things mental health, learning, balance and forgetting your trousers at work. Follow Judy on Twitter @JudySteyn_SA and Instagram @_judy_sheahan_ Connect with Kim on her website www.kimbusseychamberl…
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Richard Kingham: Motorcycle Response Paramedic
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Today I’m talking to Richard Kingham. Kingham is a motorcycle response paramedic who has also spent time on London’s Air Ambulance as a HEMS paramedic. We talk communication, getting to grips with tough questions and cock rings…Connect with Kim on her website www.kimbusseychamberlain.co.uk and follow her on Twitter @KimBusseyChamb1 To keep up to da…
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Today I’m excited to introduce you to Jen Jackson. Jen is a paramedic, intrepid traveller and roller skater. In this episode we mainly try not to swear in case Jen’s mam is listening. We also cover compassion fatigue, recognising burnout and how to set boundaries to counter it.Follow Jen on Twitter @jenniferrmay and on Instagram @jenniferrmayConnec…
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Beneath The Blue Lights: Season One begins Feb 15th!
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As paramedics we are often asked ‘What's the worst thing you have ever seen?’ and I am here to encourage a different kind of conversation with our frontline workers, to uncover what it takes to work in these roles and the privilege we experience in meeting and connecting with patients. This podcast is all about what it’s really like to be a paramed…
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