Joe McDonald - Chief Executive, Hospitals South

In this episode of the One Health Podcast, Dorian Broomhall gets to know Joe McDonald, Chief Executive of Hospitals South.

In our conversation, Joe talks about the family events that led him to pursue a career in nursing, and about the difficulties he faced starting out as a male nurse in Glasgow.

Joe speaks about his experiences working in the UK, Malta, New Zealand, and mainland Australia.

He talks about what he has learnt about Tasmania, and about how he views the place of the Royal Hobart Hospital within the THS.

Joe speaks about centring the patient, and about how he approaches those difficult conversations with people who may have lost sight of that idea.

He also describes how effective it can be to exert influence through relationships.