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