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Tom Reynolds (EMT)

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Tom Reynolds
BornBrian Kellett
1971 (age 52–53)
London, England
OccupationEmergency medical technician
GenreMedical
Website
briankellett.net/raor/

Tom Reynolds is the pseudonym of Brian Kellett, a nurse and once emergency medical technician for the London Ambulance Service, England, whose award-winning blog, Random Acts of Reality,[1][2] has been published in two memoirs, Blood, Sweat & Tea in 2006 and More Blood, More Sweat & Another Cup of Tea in 2009. His career in the NHS started c. 1994 at the age of 23, when he worked as an Accident and Emergency nurse. Since beginning his blog he has been interviewed in newspapers, television and radio,[3][4] and now provides opinion pieces on medical care in some UK newspapers.[5]

His first book was used as the basis for the Channel 4 series Sirens,[6] which first aired in June 2011.

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  1. ^ "2005 Medical Weblog Awards: Meet the Winners!". 17 January 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Random Acts Of Reality :: Main Page". Archived from the original on 19 August 2007.
  3. ^ Perrone, Jane (5 July 2005). "Random reality bites". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  4. ^ Elliott, Jane (25 May 2005). "Ambulance blogger tells all". BBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Tom (5 July 2005). "The consideration missing behind closed doors". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Brian Kellett Interview". British Comedy Guide. June 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.