This episode of Old Fox Young Fox features Dr. Sam Shah, a Global Digital Health Advisor and former Director of NHSX. We summarise what we know about Covid-19 so far and take a long, hard look at good, the bad and the ugly of the state of healthcare in the UK and globally.

As we enter into a second northern hemisphere winter living with Covid-19 and all the concerns that brings, what have we learned about the virus and how to prevent it? Is our public healthcare service up to the task and are our Government helping or hindering the delivery of healthcare to those who need it most?

Dr. Shah is outspoken, incredibly knowledgable and is passionate about the need for equal access to healthcare as a basic human right. He raises serious questions about the state of our Government and the former Management Consultants now lining the upper echelons of many public service departments.

This is an episode not to be missed and one that echoes the experiences of many countries during this pandemic and during this current experiment in Populism in many nations.

About the show:

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Show mentions:

• How we have handled Covid-19 in the UK
• The Swedish, Taiwanese, New Zealand and American experiences of Covid-19
• What he have learned about Covid-19
• Reducing health inequalities
• The structure of healthcare in the UK
• Corruption in the UK public service
• The rise of Populism in governments
• The role of technology and innovation in healthcare
• Public Health England
• NHS England (National Health Service)
• The Lancet
• Nature journal
• Orca Health
• Healthy places, healthy lives initiative
• MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

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About our guest:

Dr. Sam Shah is a Global Digital Health Advisor whose interests span digital health, clinical leadership and public health. He works with both private and public organisations such as the UK's NHS (National Health Service). He is a founder of the Faculty of Future Medicine at Ulster University. Sam was previously Director of Digital Development for NHS England and NHSX, where he was responsible for digitisation programmes including a flagship project to digitise urgent care in the NHS. Sam lives and works in South East England and is a practicing clinician to this day.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-shah-nhs/

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