Dr Shahed Yousaf
Writer Dr Shahed Yousaf is driving home to Birmingham from a very demanding day at work in prison.
Writer Dr Shahed Yousaf is driving home to Birmingham from a very demanding day at work in prison.
Shahed is a GP who works in prisons, substance misuse centres and with the homeless community. He has just published a memoir: Stitched Up. He spends his time running between emergencies - from overdoses to assaults, from cell fires to suicides - with one hand always hovering over the panic button. He was shortlisted for the Bath Flash Fiction Prize 2016 and commended for the Faber & Faber FAB Prize 2017. Shahed won a place on to the Writing West Midlands Room 204 Mentoring scheme and the Middle Way Mentoring Project in 2019.
Producers: Rosie Boulton and Melvin Rickarby
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