Professor Jonathan Benger is the Director of the Academic Department of Emergency Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol, a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Bristol and Consultant in Pre-Hospital Care at South Western Ambulance Service. He was the founding medical advisor to the Great Western Air Ambulance, and remains active in pre-hospital care. Jonathan’s main research interests are the evaluation of new technologies and techniques, service configuration and workforce, emergency airway management, resuscitation and pre-hospital care. Since May 2013 Jonathan has been the National Clinical Director for Urgent Care at NHS England, working on NHS England’s review of urgent and emergency care including the Ambulance Response Programme.