Jason Leitch
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About
Public figure known for being the National Clinical Director at the Scottish National Health Service. He has also acted as the Senior Clinical Advisor to the Scottish government for how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before Fame
He attended Airdrie Academy in North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1980 to 1986. He graduated with a degree in dentistry from the University of Glasgow. He got a doctorate from the University of Glasgow in 2004 and got a Master's in Public Health from Harvard in 2006.
Trivia
He began working in the Scottish government in 2007 as the National Clinical Lead for Safety and Improvement. He was part of a team that designed the Scottish Patient Safety Programme, which is designed to improve the reliability of the health coverage by the Scottish National Health Services.
Family Life
His parents are Jim and Irene Leitch. He has one sibling. He was married to secondary schoolteacher Lynn Leitch in 1992.
Associated With
He worked closely with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to battle COVID-19.
