Frances Woodroffe: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- interim chief operating officer at Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Quoted on
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Press citations held
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“We sincerely apologise to Mr Palmer and his family for the long wait to be admitted to a ward, which was longer than we strive for. Our hospital is very busy as we continue to see a high number of patients in our Emergency Department who need treatment, alongside many patients who are ready to leave us but are waiting for the right support to continue their care elsewhere.”
Where Frances Woodroffe has been quoted
- ‘I've never seen anything like it’: One in three patients wait 12 hours for bed at two Kent trustskentonline.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
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