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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Academic · GP access
Dr David Griffiths: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Dr David Griffiths
gynaecologist at Great Western Hospital in Swindon
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press citations on 5 topics since 18 Oct 2024 · last quoted 11 Sept 2026
02 Quoted on · 5 of 29 topics
Dr David Griffiths: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- gynaecologist at Great Western Hospital in Swindon
- Quoted on
- GP access, Cancer, NHS & care workforce/staffingand 2 more
- Tracked press citations
- 6
- Most recently quoted
- 11 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 18 Oct 2024
04 The signal · where Dr David Griffiths sits on gp access
Ranked 76= of 100 voices quoted in the press on gp access, level with 24 others on 2 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Dr Katie BramallUnionImmediate past chair, BMA GP Committee for England; Chair, BMA GP Committee UK, British Medical Association82 - 2
Professor Victoria Tzortziou BrownClinicianChair of Council, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)63 - 3
Dr Chris ProvanClinicianChair, RCGP Scotland (three-year term began November 2023; described by GPonline in late October 2026 as the outgoing chair, with Dr Chris Williams named as his successor), Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland41 - 76=Dr Leyla HannbeckSector leaderchief executive of the Independent Pharmacies Association (IPA)2
- 76=Richard FieldhouseAcademicChair, National Association of Sessional GPs (NASGP)2
- 76=Dr David GriffithsAcademicgynaecologist at Great Western Hospital in Swindon2
- 76=Raj AroraClinicianNHS doctor (GP)2
- 76=Dr Lucy-Jane DavisCliniciannewly-elected chair of the BMA's sessional GP committee2
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 76=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Dr David Griffiths has said
By outlet · linked articles
- ifamagazine.com3
- bbc.com1
- belfasttelegraph.co.uk1
- healthcareleadernews.com1
Where Dr David Griffiths has been quoted
- 01‘Improved access to contact is not the same as improved access to care’healthcareleadernews.com · 11 Sept 2026
- 02NHS waiting list rises to 7.33 million as cancer waiting times show slight improvementifamagazine.com · 10 Sept 2026
- 03'The NHS here is on its knees': Resident doctors strike as pressure mounts on Health Minister for pay paritybelfasttelegraph.co.uk · 29 Jun 2026
- 04NHS backlog rise puts focus on healthcare support - IFA Magazineifamagazine.com · 11 Jun 2026
- 05Teladoc Health UK highlights role of virtual healthcare support - IFA Magazineifamagazine.com · 28 May 2026
- 06Endometriosis diagnosis: Swindon GP pioneering new methodbbc.com · 18 Oct 2024
Verbatim
“Improved access to contact is not the same as improved access to care, a distinction that gets harder to see the more the appointment system diversifies.”
“Remote care cannot replace hospital treatment, but it does have huge value where it removes a step from a pathway, or connects a patient with the investigation or clinician they need first time.”
“I think that we deserve to be paid the same as our counterparts in the rest of the UK”
“The overall waiting list is growing, and for patients, that means more time without the support they need. According to the King's Fund, 66% of people on an NHS waiting list don't know when to expect their appointment or treatment, which is particularly difficult - for both patient and doctor - when symptoms are often worsening.”
“Employers cannot solve NHS capacity challenges, nor can virtual care completely replace general practice.”
“Some women may decide to have a pregnancy early if they know they have the disease whereas other women may take other steps to help their fertility in the future, because that is the great worry at the end of the day.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
- 'Recruitment agencies must demonstrate they are doing things properly'yorkshirepost.co.uk
- GP access changes make little difference for most Hampshire patients, survey findsbasingstokegazette.co.uk
- NHS Grampian apologises after report finds 'serious weaknesses' affecting patient safetyheraldscotland.com
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