A while back my GP was referring me to hospital for some (long forgotten) ailment and, asked, ‘Which hospital do you want to go to?’ My answer? ‘I don’t care, just the one that is best in this specialty.’
When I answered a call to help with Covid-19 research I was leading a team delivering phase 1-3 haemato-oncology clinical trials and was working with UCLH haematologists who are world leaders in their fields.
I’ve worked in medical science in the NHS and university sectors for many years. Like many therefore I have been interested in the public response to the role of science in this pandemic.