Dr Claire Shannon: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- President of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
- Quoted on
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“Patients are still waiting too long for surgery, and the shortage of anaesthetists is a major factor. Despite modest increases, the gap between the anaesthetists we have and those we need continues to widen.”
Where Dr Claire Shannon has been quoted
- NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report findstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
Related media coverage
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