title: Your letter.
abstract: In January 2000, BBC One's Panorama presented a damning view of the paramedic profession, and the shortfalls in its training and education methods.
authors.affiliation: Paramedic practice at Coventry University.
authors.forename: Pete
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.affiliation: West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Coventry University.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mursell