Avey Bhatia

Chief nurse, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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press citations on 2 topics since 30 Mar 2026 · last quoted 15 Oct 2026

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Avey Bhatia: key facts

Kind of voice: Clinician
Role: Chief nurse, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Quoted on: NHS & care workforce/staffing, Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Tracked press citations: 2
Most recently quoted: 15 Oct 2026
First quoted: 30 Mar 2026

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04 The signal · where Avey Bhatia sits on hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Ranked 30= of 100 voices quoted in the press on hospital discharge / bed-blocking, level with 70 others on 1 citation.

Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.

1=Dr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)6
1=Caroline AbrahamsSector leaderCharity Director, Age UK6
3=Colin PoolmanSector leaderexecutive director of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland5
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30=Laura KerrSector leaderHead of Policy and Workforce, Social Work Scotland1
30=Kev Parker-EvansClinicianchief nursing officer at WWL1
30=Avey BhatiaClinicianChief nurse, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust1
30=Charles TallackSector leaderformer NHSE head of operational research and evaluation1
30=Elaine JacksonSector leaderDischarge Facilitator, Royal Bolton Hospital1

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05 On the record · press

What Avey Bhatia has said

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nursingtimes.net2

Where Avey Bhatia has been quoted

01Chief nurse appointed for online NHS hospital | Nursing Timesnursingtimes.net · 15 Oct 2026
02Nurse-led discharge unit has ‘significantly’ improved patient flow | Nursing Timesnursingtimes.net · 30 Mar 2026

Verbatim

“My priority will be to ensure that patient safety and experience are at the heart of everything we do as we develop high-quality online services that meet the needs of patients today and in the future.”

Professor; chief nurse for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and appointed chief nurse for the Online NHS Trust · NHS & care workforce/staffing · nursingtimes.net · 15 Oct 2026 · Read the article

“At any one time, we have more than 100 patients who are medically fit to leave hospital but are still in our beds.”

Chief nurse, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · nursingtimes.net · 30 Mar 2026 · Read the article

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.

Kent Community NHS Trust scheme speeds hospital discharge - BBC Newsbbc.com
NHS Grampian apologises after report finds 'serious weaknesses' affecting patient safetyheraldscotland.com
'Recruitment agencies must demonstrate they are doing things properly'yorkshirepost.co.uk

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