Join us for a Q&A session with Scotland’s National Clinical Director, Professor Jason Leitch, to answer your questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) and human health. Find out what it’s like to manage a pandemic and communicate complex health information in a way that everyone can understand.
Jason Leitch CBE – National Clinical Director
Jason has worked for the Scottish Government since 2007 and in January 2015 was appointed as The National Clinical Director in the Health and Social Care Directorate. He is a Scottish Government Director and a member of the Health and Social Care Management Board. He is one of the senior team responsible for the NHS in Scotland. He has provided advice and communications on managing the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Scotland since 2020.
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