Dr Hadiza Gachi is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and is an Acute Medicine Consultant. She is currently practising in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
This interview took place on 15 April 2021.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Changes to work patterns
02:04 Long term physical and mental health impact
04:05 PPE and equipment
05:31 Long term impact on NHS
07:22 Government response to the pandemic
08:35 Public response to pandemic
09:37 Vaccine
10:54 Effect of the pandemic and lockdown on home-life routines
12:02 Wellbeing and mental health support given to medical professionals
14:01 Misinformation on the pandemic
16:50 Access to information
18:26 Personal experiences of friends and colleagues contracting coronavirus