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01  Voice · Sector leader · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

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Sector leader

George Hannah

Policy and Public Affairs Advisor, SASW

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Nov 2026to date
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press citation on 1 topic since 4 Nov 2026 · last quoted 4 Nov 2026

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George Hannah: key facts

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Sector leader
Role
Policy and Public Affairs Advisor, SASW
Tracked press citations
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Most recently quoted
4 Nov 2026

04  The signal · where George Hannah sits on hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Ranked 14= of 100 voices quoted in the press on hospital discharge / bed-blocking, level with 86 others on 1 citation.

Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.

  1. 1=Dr Ian Higginson portraitDr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)3
  2. 1=Caroline Abrahams portraitCaroline AbrahamsSector leaderCharity Director, Age UK3
  3. 1=Rory Deighton portraitRory DeightonSector leaderDirector of Acute, Emergency and Community Care (Acute Network), NHS Confederation3
  4. 14=Evan BeswickSector leaderChief Officer of Argyll & Bute HSCP1
  5. 14=Matt McLaughlinSector leaderhealth lead at trade union Unison Scotland1
  6. 14=George HannahSector leaderPolicy and Public Affairs Advisor, SASW1
  7. 14=Dr Maura O'NeillAcademicDirector of Older People's Service at the Western Trust1
  8. 14=Christine Slaymaker CBESector leaderassociate director at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust1

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05  On the record · press

What George Hannah has said

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  • scotsman.com1

Where George Hannah has been quoted

  1. 01Public service reform will not ease delayed discharge, social workers warnscotsman.com · 4 Nov 2026

Verbatim

“Our briefing shows that delayed discharge is not primarily a governance problem. It is a capacity problem.”
Policy and Public Affairs Advisor, SASW · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · scotsman.com · 4 Nov 2026 · Read the article

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