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Episode Synopsis
The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome Dame Dr Jenny Harries OBE, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency.
After serving as the UK’s deputy Chief Medical Officer during the pandemic, Dr Harries took on leadership of the new UK Health Security Agency in April 2021. In conversation with Dr Matthew Gill, Programme Director at the Institute for Government, she discussed her vision for the UKHSA:
What role will it play in protecting the country from Covid and future pandemics?
What does Dr Harries see as the main challenges and priorities for the agency?
And how will Dr Harries’ time as Deputy Chief Medical Officer shape her approach to leading the UKHSA?
Jenny Harries is the inaugural Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency. She was previously the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England. She has served on the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and worked in a variety of public health roles in the UK and abroad.
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After serving as the UK’s deputy Chief Medical Officer during the pandemic, Dr Harries took on leadership of the new UK Health Security Agency in April 2021. In conversation with Dr Matthew Gill, Programme Director at the Institute for Government, she discussed her vision for the UKHSA:
What role will it play in protecting the country from Covid and future pandemics?
What does Dr Harries see as the main challenges and priorities for the agency?
And how will Dr Harries’ time as Deputy Chief Medical Officer shape her approach to leading the UKHSA?
Jenny Harries is the inaugural Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency. She was previously the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England. She has served on the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and worked in a variety of public health roles in the UK and abroad.
#IfGHarries
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