We all work within a 24 hour, 365 day a year Emergency Service. Whatever job we do, wherever our workplace is, whether we wear a uniform or not, we all work towards delivering patient care.

In my last blog (published on Thursday 7th October) I criticised the Chief Fire Officers suggestion at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham that they should take over, manage and run the Ambulance Service.

I hate to think how many times I have heard that the Fire and Rescue Service want to take over the running of Ambulance Services! This old chestnut comes around every few years. John F. Kennedy once said: