Description Of Item | Dr Manveer Rahi is a junior doctor at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, working in colorectal surgery. He has previously worked at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in cardiothoracic surgery. He also sits 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 20 April 2021.
Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Changes to work patterns 03:47 PPE and equipment 05:36 Long term impact on NHS 07:38 Government response to pandemic 09:36 Public response to pandemic 11:52 Vaccines 14:40 Personal experiences of friends and colleagues contracting coronavirus 16:18 Effect of the pandemic and lockdown on home-life routines 18:19 Misinformation on the pandemic 21:21 Closing comments on Scottish election and NHS reform |