Healthcare Management and Politics Society: Policy Chair

Hello! My name is Theodore, a 2nd-Year medical student and the current Treasurer of HPM. If elected as Policy Chair, I will broaden the opportunities for students to engage with health policy. As Treasurer, I've helped deliver an exciting lineup of events, from student entrepreneurs like Yasmin Baker, co-founder of More Than Medics, to leaders in policy such as Sir Chris Ham, former CEO of The King’s Fund.

Through my committee role this year and my policy writing experience, I've come to appreciate the bigger picture of healthcare systems and the role policy plays in shaping and evolving them. As students, we will graduate into an NHS envisioned as more decentralised, more digital, and more personalised for patients. I believe we deserve opportunities to engage with these changes and contribute to the conversations shaping them.

If elected, I will strengthen the policy arm of HPM by:

• Expanding our NHS Debates, continuing our collaborations with London societies to run debates on the NHS and healthcare.
• Introducing a policy writing series, Pizza and Policy Writing, offering practical and collaborative sessions to explore policy areas and draft proposals.
• Growing our HPMxRUMS Review Policy Journal, with a dedicated writing team, linked to our policy writing series, to provide a platform for student ideas.
• Continuing our visits to Parliament and key health‑policy conferences, giving students direct exposure to real policy environments.

Let's build HPM's next chapter together.