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Dr Catherine Hayhurst: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Dr Catherine Hayhurst
Co-chair of the RCEM quality in emergency care committee
Sept 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026to date
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 6 Sept 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Dr Catherine Hayhurst: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Co-chair of the RCEM quality in emergency care committee
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 7 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 6 Sept 2026
04 On the record · press
What Dr Catherine Hayhurst has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- aol.co.uk
- careappointments.com
- independent.co.uk
- lbc.co.uk
- mirror.co.uk
Where Dr Catherine Hayhurst has been quoted
- A&E staff face violence or aggression on a daily or weekly basis, poll finds – Care Appointmentscareappointments.com · 7 Sept 2026
- A&E staff face violence or aggression on a daily or weekly basislbc.co.uk · 7 Sept 2026
- A&E heroes under attack with workers kicked in the face and racially abused - AOLaol.co.uk · 6 Sept 2026
- A&E staff face daily violence and abuse from patients, survey revealsindependent.co.uk · 6 Sept 2026
- A&E heroes under attack with workers kicked in the face and racially abusedmirror.co.uk · 6 Sept 2026
How we found the articles that name Dr Catherine Hayhurst: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics
NHS & care workforce/staffing
- NHS workforce
- staff shortages
- nursing shortage
- nurse recruitment
- care workforce
- care worker pay
- social care workforce
- NHS long term workforce plan
Also searched with “NHS workforce” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for NHS & care workforce/staffing
A&E & ambulance response
- A&E waiting times
- A&E department
- accident and emergency
- ambulance response times
- ambulance handover
- ambulance waiting
- ambulance service
- emergency department
Also searched with “A&E waiting times” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for A&E & ambulance response
Verbatim
“Anyone who works in emergency departments knows that violence and aggression towards healthcare staff has become normalised.”
“Some of the stories that our members have told the campaign so far have been heartbreaking – but not surprising. Anyone who works in emergency departments knows that violence and aggression towards healthcare staff has become normalised. That must end and we call on policymakers and NHS leaders to help us make emergency departments a safer place for staff.”
“Anyone who works in ED knows that violence and aggression towards healthcare staff has become normalised. That must end and we call on policymakers and NHS leaders to help us make EDs a safer place for staff.”
“Anyone who works in emergency departments knows that violence and aggression towards healthcare staff has become normalised.”
“Safe to Care has a very clear goal: make EDs a place in which you can work without fear of intimidation or attack.”
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