The ‘grotesque truth’ of Richard and Judy

British paramedics' blood is boiling at an article written by Richard and Judy (Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan) in the Daily Express. And members of the College of Paramedics are reporting a backlash from members of the public. They are calling for Richard Madeley to apologise unequivocally and to donate his Daily Express fee to the Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund.

On Saturday January 12, 2013, under the heading ‘Risking a baby's life for lunch’ the Richard & Judy article asserted the ‘grotesque truth’ that ‘West Midlands Ambulance Service's finest continued to munch their lunch after a six-week-old baby boy suffered a heart attack’ and that ‘Incredibly, paramedics refused to interrupt their lunch break despite an emergency call for an ambulance to attend”.’

‘It's simply not true that this crew sat ‘feeding their faces’ knowing that a patient, in this case a baby, was suffering a life-threatening heart condition,’ said Andy Proctor, Paramedic spokesperson for College of Paramedics members in the West Midlands.