RSM In Conversation Live with Sir Simon Stevens

Recorded on Monday 12 July 2021 as part of The Royal Society of Medicine's In Conversation Live series.

Chief Executive Officer of NHS England, Sir Simon Stevens, joined Professor Sir Simon Wessely, RSM immediate Past-President, for a conversation about his career, from his early years in the NHS to the past 18 months with the COVID-19 pandemic seeing the most testing period in NHS history. Sir Simon also discussed the challenges he faced when directing the world’s fastest and most successful large scale COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

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[kdmarrison]

According to his most impressive, comprehensive Wikipedia page he was a senior executive at UnitedHealth group from 2004 to 2014
before his appointment as CEO of NHS England (2014-2021)

He has played a pivotal role in the privatisation of NHS England,
which is arguably no more than a hollow logo
(Reference:
How to privatise the NHS in 10 easy steps by
Youssef El Gingihy, GP in East London)