S2: Health and Social Care: COVID-19 - a podcast by Abimbola Johnson and Ayo Afolabi

In Season 2, The Manifesto Read has gathered groups of experts to have round table discussions about the areas of government policy on COVID-19 that correspond with their specialisms. In this episode Ayo and OJ speak to the panel about how frontline NHS work will operate during the pandemic; what the thinking is behind the public health approach taken by the government and what impact this will have on other areas of the health sector

This Episode's Panel:

Daniel Malynn

Daniel returns for Season 2! He is a South London Vascular Network Manager. He was a former senior policy adviser at Department of Health and Social Care, working on integrated care, NHS long term plan. He is a writer for BioNews on assisted conception and genetics. Although he is not a practising barrister, Daniel was called to the Bar in 2011

Dr Danielle Solomon

She's back again for Season 2! Danielle is a Specialist Registrar in Public Health and a Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow at the Institute for Global Health, University College London (UCL). She holds a medical degree from Oxford University and a Masters in Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Prior to specialising in public health, Danielle practiced as a sexual health and HIV physician at the Mortimer Market Centre in central London. She also previously worked as the Technical Advisor for HIV and AIDS at the international NGO Pathfinder International in Boston, and worked with the UK Faculty of Public Health on the blueprint for the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Rosamund Hawley

New to Season 2. Roz is a management consultant at 2020 Delivery. For the last 7 years she has worked across multiple NHS Trusts and health economies to develop their strategies and transform their operational delivery for improved patient outcomes.

Dr Folusha Oluwajana

Dr Oluwajana is a portfolio GP in North London. She went to the University of Birmingham Medical

School and also intercalated at Barts and The London School of Medicine School where she graduated with a BSc in Sports and Exercises Medicine. After medical school Dr Folusha moved to London where she completed her foundation training and eventually GP training.

Dr Oluwajana has a non-clinical commissioning role. She is the North Central London (NCL) Clinical Lead for GP Recruitment and Retention. This involves evaluating existing recruitment and retention methods and developing and implementing new programmes across the five NCL boroughs (Camden, Islington, Haringey, Barnet and Enfield). She has a passion for all things health, nutrition and fitness so she is currently using social media under @fitdocfolu as a means to inspire and educate people in these areas.

Bami Afolabi

New to Season 2. Bami Afolabi was the managing director of Beaulah Care for 9 years. An organisation that provides supported living and residential care services for adults with learning disabilities and mental health problems in communities across East London and Essex. Currently he has taken a step back from that role to study Global Health at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

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