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Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Sector leader
Chris Hampson
Chief Executive at Look Ahead
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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 28 Apr 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Chris Hampson: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief Executive at Look Ahead
- Quoted on
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 28 Apr 2026
04 The signal · where Chris Hampson sits on hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Leading
One of the voices most often quoted in the press on hospital discharge / bed-blocking.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Dr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)Leading
Caroline AbrahamsSector leaderCharity Director, Age UKLeading- Colin PoolmanSector leaderexecutive director of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) ScotlandLeading
- Dr Jon Van NiekerkClinicianchair of the general adult faculty at the Royal College of PsychiatristsLeading
- Chris HampsonSector leaderChief Executive at Look AheadLeading
- Dr Fiona HunterClinicianScotland Vice President, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)Leading
- Matt McLaughlinSector leaderhealth lead at trade union Unison ScotlandLeading
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05 On the record · press
What Chris Hampson has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- housingtoday.co.uk
- independent.co.uk
- lbc.co.uk
- morningstaronline.co.uk
- socialcare.today
Where Chris Hampson has been quoted
- Supported housing shortages costing mental health services £100m a year, report findshousingtoday.co.uk · 28 Apr 2026
- Mental health discharge delays costs the NHS £102m – reportsocialcare.today · 28 Apr 2026
- NHS spends £100m in one year on mental health patients stuck in hospital beds due to lack of housing | LBClbc.co.uk · 28 Apr 2026
- Housing issues costing NHS £102m as mental health patients stuck in hospital bedsmorningstaronline.co.uk · 28 Apr 2026
- Why UK housing issues are ‘putting strain’ on mental health servicesindependent.co.uk · 28 Apr 2026
How we found the articles that name Chris Hampson: we searched news for these terms.
- hospital discharge
- delayed discharge
- bed blocking
- bed-blocking
- discharge to assess
- delayed transfers of care
- discharge delays
- step-down care
Also searched with “hospital discharge” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Verbatim
“When supported housing is available, people recover faster, avoid relapse and don't cycle back through inpatient care. But when the right housing and support isn't there, people are left waiting in hospital beds they no longer need, at huge cost to both individuals and the NHS. Supported housing must be recognised and funded as core mental health infrastructure, not as an optional add‑on.”
“Every year we support hundreds of people with mental health needs to move out of hospital and rebuild their lives in the community. When supported housing is available, people recover faster, avoid relapse and don't cycle back through inpatient care.”
“Supported housing must be recognised and funded as core mental health infrastructure, not as an optional add-on.”
“Supported housing must be recognised and funded as core mental health infrastructure, not as an optional add-on.”
“When supported housing is available, people recover faster, avoid relapse and don't cycle back through inpatient care. But when the right housing and support isn't there, people are left waiting in hospital beds they no longer need, at huge cost to both individuals and the NHS.”
Related media coverage
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