Damian McKay

General and colorectal surgeon, Ulster Hospital; medical director for cancer, Northern Ireland Cancer Network SPPG

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 24 Aug 2026

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A&E & ambulance response

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Damian McKay: key facts

Kind of voice: Clinician
Role: General and colorectal surgeon, Ulster Hospital; medical director for cancer, Northern Ireland Cancer Network SPPG
Quoted on: A&E & ambulance response
Press coverage: Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted: 24 Aug 2026

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What Damian McKay has said

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bbc.com

Where Damian McKay has been quoted

Patient safety should be first - surgeons speak out on emergency general surgerybbc.com · 24 Aug 2026

How we found the articles that name Damian McKay: we searched news for these terms.

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

“The key message should always be patient safety first and political votes second.”

General and colorectal surgeon, Ulster Hospital; medical director for cancer, Northern Ireland Cancer Network SPPG · A&E & ambulance response · bbc.com · 24 Aug 2026 · Read the article

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