Reconnect with Robert Craig

About this episode

Robert Craig reflects on his extensive career in heart and lung care at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals.

Robert Craig spent more than three decades at the heart of specialist heart and lung care, shaping the services at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals with remarkable dedication.   Arriving at Harefield in 1994, he quickly discovered a place unlike any other; one that blended deep expertise, pioneering research, and a distinctive sense of community.     As Chief Operating Officer, he played a central role in defending the hospitals’ congenital heart services, advocating publicly for the importance of maintaining one of the nation’s largest and most successful centres of expertise.    Join us as we discuss his journey with us, spanning two mergers, countless clinical innovations, and enduring friendships with extraordinary colleagues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Robert Craig

Topics covered

• heart care
• lung care
• health services
• clinical innovations
• hospital administration

Keywords

• heart services
• lung services
• healthcare
• clinical innovations
• hospital mergers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals

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