Healthcare Business #13: Medical director’s role in the Private healthcare system

In this episode, we discuss the challenges of being a medical director of a private hospital in the UK with Dr Lorcan Sheppard. He is the Chief Medical Officer at The Private Clinic of Harley Street, London. Prior to this he has been in roles related to clinical governance and re-validation of doctors. He has been a Responsible Officer for a number of organisations. He is also a certified Caldicott Guardian and has a special interest in information governance in healthcare. Dr Lorcan Sheppard is a former NHS consultant specialising in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. In 2010 he was appointed as Director of Anaesthesia by The Healthcare Management Trust. In addition, Dr Sheppard acts as a Responsible Officer for the re-validation of doctors in independent practice and advises on quality and standards in this sector.