He trained to deal with casualties in major incidents and gained a Diploma in Immediate Care in 1991 and a Fellowship in Immediate Care with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2001 . He attended the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 , arriving about an hour into the incident and certifying many people dead . He treated victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings when a bomb exploded on a bus that was travelling through Upper Woburn Place . Holden has worked as a physician with emergency care charity Magpas Air Ambulance since 2007 and Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance since 1998 . In 2019 he became the first general medical practitioner to chair the Inter Collegiate Board for Training in PreHospital Emergency Medicine In 2002 , Holden received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal . and in 2012 the Queen 's Diamond Jubilee Medal in both cases in recognition of his work in Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine ( PHEM ) In November 2015 , he received a lifetime achievement award at National Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
Peter Holden (doctor)