Beneath The Blue Lights
By Kim Bussey Chamberlain
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 roles and the privilege we experience in meeting and connecting with patients. Let's hear what life is really like, Beneath The Blue Lights…
Latest episode
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Michael Budd: Solo Responder
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. -
Dan Nevin: Anaesthetist
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. -
Ellie and Abby Hudson: Midwives
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 s… -
Punam Krishan: GP
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. -
Andy Tweedy: Firefighter
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 some… -
Richard Webb-Stevens: Motorcycle and HEMS Paramedic
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 R… -
Stephanie Ooi: GP
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! -
Leah Hazard: Midwife
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 acc… -
Lydia Maskery: Paramedic
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 ww… -
Jen Jackson: Paramedic
Today I’m excited to introduce you to Jennifer 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 burn out and ho…