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Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Dr Fiona Lemmens: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Dr Fiona Lemmens
deputy medical director for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
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Quoted in the press, across 6 topics since 1 Oct 2024
02 Quoted on · 6 of 29 topics
Dr Fiona Lemmens: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- deputy medical director for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
- Quoted on
- Maternity & neonatal, Women's health & gynaecology, A&E & ambulance responseand 3 more
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 4 Nov 2026
- First quoted
- 1 Oct 2024
04 The signal · where Dr Fiona Lemmens sits on maternity & neonatal
Regularly cited
One of the voices most often quoted in the press on maternity & neonatal.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
- Women's health & gynaecologyRegularly cited
- A&E & ambulance responseQuoted
Donna OckendenClinicianChair of Independent Maternity Reviews; Director, Donna Ockenden LimitedLeading
Vanessa PurdayClinicianChief Medical Officer, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustLeading
Gill WaltonUnionChief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)Leading
Dr Amir KhanClinicianGP Partner, The Ridge Medical PracticeRegularly cited- Professor Lesley DwyerSector leaderChief executive of the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals GroupRegularly cited
- Dr Fiona LemmensAcademicdeputy medical director for NHS Cheshire and MerseysideRegularly cited
- Denise TownsendClinicianacting chief nursing officer for the trustRegularly cited
- Carolyn JenkinsonRegulatorDeputy Director of Hospitals, East of England, Care Quality Commission (CQC)Regularly cited
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05 On the record · press
What Dr Fiona Lemmens has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- bbc.com
- chesterstandard.co.uk
- knowsleynews.co.uk
- liverpoolecho.co.uk
- sthelensstar.co.uk
Where Dr Fiona Lemmens has been quoted
- Lancashire hospitals introduce new measures as NHS braces for winter pressureslancashiretelegraph.co.uk · 4 Nov 2026
- North West NHS stress-tests winter plans as leaders prepare for rising demandchesterstandard.co.uk · 31 Oct 2026
- Town's state-of-the-art surgical centre marks one year providing specialist carenorthwichguardian.co.uk · 10 Jul 2026
- Fewer than half eligible take up spring Covid jab in Cheshire and Merseysidesthelensstar.co.uk · 24 Jun 2026
- Merseyside's resident doctors no longer set to strike this week after new offersthelensstar.co.uk · 14 Jun 2026
- Have your say on proposed changes to complex maternity and gynaecology care - Knowsley Newsknowsleynews.co.uk · 2 Jun 2026
- Have your say on proposed changes to complex maternity and gynaecology careknowsleynews.co.uk · 2 Jun 2026
- NHS proposes moving high-risk birth care from Liverpool Women's Hospitalitv.com · 2 Jun 2026
- Liverpool Women's Hospital: Views sought on moving critical casesbbc.com · 2 Jun 2026
- Liverpool unites to advocate for women’s health and drive system‑wide changeliverpoolexpress.co.uk · 8 May 2026
- NHS advice released ahead of Easter strikes by resident doctorschesterstandard.co.uk · 1 Apr 2026
- Women bring all humans into this world so we're not asking for muchliverpoolecho.co.uk · 15 Mar 2026
- Liverpool Women's Hospital could lose most critical casesbbc.com · 30 Jan 2026
- Controversial shake-up of maternity services at Liverpool Women's Hospital takes step forward - Liverpool Echoliverpoolecho.co.uk · 29 Jan 2026
- Future of Liverpool Women's Hospital under review againbbc.co.uk · 1 Oct 2024
How we found the articles that name Dr Fiona Lemmens: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 6 topics
Maternity & neonatal
- maternity
- maternity services
- maternity care
- neonatal
- stillbirth
- maternal mortality
- midwifery
- midwife
Also searched with “maternity” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Maternity & neonatal
Women's health & gynaecology
- women's health
- gynaecology
- endometriosis
- menopause
- HRT
- cervical screening
- women's health strategy
- women's health hub
Also searched with “women's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Women's health & gynaecology
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
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
NHS waiting lists
- NHS waiting list
- waiting list
- elective waiting times
- elective recovery
- elective backlog
- waiting list backlog
- referral to treatment
- RTT
Also searched with “NHS waiting list” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for NHS waiting lists
Public health & prevention
- public health
- preventative healthcare
- prevention agenda
- health prevention
- obesity strategy
- childhood obesity
- smoking cessation
- smoke-free
Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention
Verbatim
“The Unscheduled Care Coordination Hubs demonstrate the value of organisations working together to provide more joined-up care for patients.”
“The Unscheduled Care Coordination Hubs demonstrate the value of organisations working together to provide more joined-up care for patients.”
“This milestone is a testament to the dedication of staff, whose hard work continues to improve the lives of people across Cheshire and Merseyside.”
“We know that older people and those who are immunosuppressed may have a reduced ability to fight infections and other diseases, including Covid-19, which is still around.”
“tried and tested plans”
“This proposal is about investing extra staff and resources into improving our gynaecology and maternity services for women in Liverpool, and making care safer for those requiring very complex or high risk procedures.”
“This proposal is about investing extra staff and resources into improving our gynaecology and maternity services for women in Liverpool, and making care safer for those requiring very complex or high risk procedures.”
“It will make a big difference to some of our most seriously unwell patients, and we think it's the right thing to do what we can to improve care now, as well as continuing to work on longer-term solutions.”
“This piece of work is about making care safer for a small group of really high-complex women who have got either complex pregnancies or complex gynaecology problems that need surgery or special additional care wrapped around them that we currently can't provide at the Crown Street site.”
“As system leaders, we have a responsibility to respond differently, by applying a women's health lens across services, improving access to timely and appropriate care, and strengthening prevention and early intervention throughout the life course.”
“You should still call 999 or go to A&E in an emergency where someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk.”
“drop in the ocean" for what needs to be done, and said co-location of certain services was the "only viable option" in the short to medium term to address risk to patients.”
“It is drop in the ocean in what needs to be done to mitigate clinical risk”
“As clinicians we accept we may not be able to remove all risks... but we can and should be doing better than this.”
“the site of the current women's hospital on Crown Street remains a "vital part" of NHS services for Liverpool”
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