Heath Westerman

assistant coroner for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 5 Nov 2026

02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics

Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

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Heath Westerman: key facts

Kind of voice: Regulator
Role: assistant coroner for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Quoted on: Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Press coverage: Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted: 5 Nov 2026

03 Profile

04 The signal · where Heath Westerman sits on hospital discharge / bed-blocking

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Quoted in the press on hospital discharge / bed-blocking.

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Dr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)Leading
Caroline AbrahamsSector leaderCharity Director, Age UKLeading
Colin PoolmanSector leaderexecutive director of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) ScotlandLeading
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Dr Luke GeogheganAcademicBritish Association of Social Workers
Dr Kathryn BatemanAcademicChief medical officer, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Heath WestermanRegulatorassistant coroner for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Neil CarrRegulatorMPFT chief executive
Angela RingBusiness leaderChief Executive of Bartra Healthcare

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05 On the record · press

What Heath Westerman has said

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bbc.com

Where Heath Westerman has been quoted

Mentally ill homeless man dies in Ludlow weeks after hospital dischargebbc.com · 5 Nov 2026

How we found the articles that name Heath Westerman: we searched news for these terms.

hospital discharge
delayed discharge
bed blocking
bed-blocking
discharge to assess
delayed transfers of care
discharge delays
step-down care

Also searched with “hospital discharge” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Verbatim

“significant gaps in multi-agency coordination - missed opportunities to work collaboratively to reduce risk”

assistant coroner for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · bbc.com · 5 Nov 2026 · Read the article

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