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Dr Ed Cetti: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
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Dr Ed Cetti
chief medical officer at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
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Quoted in the press, across 3 topics since 16 Dec 2025
02 Quoted on · 3 of 29 topics
Dr Ed Cetti: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- chief medical officer at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 4 Nov 2026
- First quoted
- 16 Dec 2025
04 The signal · where Dr Ed Cetti sits on a&e & ambulance response
Regularly cited
One of the voices most often quoted in the press on a&e & ambulance response.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Dr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)Leading
Prof Nicola RangerUnionGeneral Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal College of NursingLeading
Prof Frankie SwordsRegulatorNational Medical Director, NHS England / Department of Health and Social CareLeading- Carolyn JenkinsonRegulatorDeputy Director of Hospitals, East of England, Care Quality Commission (CQC)Regularly cited
- Pat PriceSector leaderChair and Founder, Radiotherapy UKRegularly cited
- Dr Ed CettiAcademicchief medical officer at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustRegularly cited
- Dr Gill FindleyClinicianChief Nurse at North Cumbria Integrated CareRegularly cited
Prof Francesca SwordsRegulatorNational Medical Director (working across DHSC and NHS England)Regularly cited
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05 On the record · press
What Dr Ed Cetti has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- sussexexpress.co.uk
- bbc.co.uk
- bbc.com
- getsurrey.co.uk
- theargus.co.uk
Where Dr Ed Cetti has been quoted
- East Surrey Hospital emergency department 'requires improvement'sussexexpress.co.uk · 4 Nov 2026
- Surrey hospital ordered to make 'rapid improvements' after CQC inspectiongetsurrey.co.uk · 4 Nov 2026
- Chief medical officer offers 'sincere condolences' to family of Bluebell Railway volunteer from West Sussex who died from blood clot complicationssussexexpress.co.uk · 14 May 2026
- NHS care contributed to autistic man's death - coronerbbc.co.uk · 12 May 2026
- Critical norovirus incident at East Surrey Hospital stood downbbc.com · 4 Apr 2026
- Doctors to strike in Sussex in run up to Christmastheargus.co.uk · 16 Dec 2025
How we found the articles that name Dr Ed Cetti: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 3 topics
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
Learning disability & autism
- learning disability
- autism
- autistic
- SEND
- EHCP
- special educational needs
- ADHD
- Down's syndrome
Also searched with “learning disability” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Learning disability & autism
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
Verbatim
“Modern urgent care is increasingly about ensuring patients receive the most appropriate care without a hospital admission wherever possible.”
“Modern urgent care is increasingly about ensuring patients receive the most appropriate care without a hospital admission wherever possible. Our expanded same day emergency care services allow patients to be rapidly assessed and treated by specialist teams, often returning home the same day.”
“I would like to offer our sincere condolences to the family of Mr Parsons and to his loved ones. This is a difficult and distressing case, and as a Trust, we are committed to fully cooperating with the Coroner.”
“We are committed to fully cooperating with the coroner”
“While we are able to step down the incident, there continues to be a very high number of norovirus cases across our hospital and significant demand in our emergency department.”
“With the hospital already experiencing higher levels of demand and cases of flu in recent weeks, and at a time where we are trying to get our patients who are well enough home for Christmas, we are expecting that our services will be exceptionally busy both during and after this latest period of industrial action as we head into Christmas and New Year.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
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- Minister assures NHS workforce plan will address need for more community nurses | Nursing in Practicenursinginpractice.com
- Winter warning for NHS as more than 3,500 people a day receive corridor care | The Standardstandard.co.uk
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