| Description Of Item | At the time of this interview Dr Manveer Rahi was a junior doctor at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, working in colorectal surgery. He had previously worked at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in cardiothoracic surgery. He also sat on the Management Board for Trainees in the Lothians, representing approximately two to three hundred doctors in the South East of Scotland.
This interview took place on 9 October 2020.
Timestamps:
00:38 - The effect of coronavirus pandemic on working hours and practices
03:45 - Comments on availability of medicines, medical equipment, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
04:50 - Comments on how the pandemic affected role on Management Board for Lothian Trainees
10:07 - Complexities of treating coronavirus patients
12:51 - Complexities of treating patients with non-coronavirus health concerns during the pandemic
16:30 - Thoughts on the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on medicine, surgery, research and development, and use of technology within the NHS
21:15 - Government response to the pandemic
24:39 - Public response to the pandemic
27:26 - Personal experiences of friends and colleagues contracting coronavirus
30:30 - Effect of the pandemic and lockdown on home-life routines
32:18 - Comments on wellbeing and mental health support for medical professionals during the pandemic
37:58 - Views on finding information surrounding the pandemic
40:47 - Closing comments on the importance of hearing stories about working and living through the pandemic from differing perspectives |