Dr Helen Skinner: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- chief medical officer for the UHMBT
- Quoted on
- A&E & ambulance response, Maternity & neonatal
- Press citations held
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“We recognise the significant pressures on our services and understand that we are not always able to see patients as quickly as we would like.”
What Dr Helen Skinner has said
“We recognise the significant pressures on our services and understand that we are not always able to see patients as quickly as we would like.”
chief medical officer for the UHMBT · A&E & ambulance response · 30 Sept 2026 · Man told to wait eight hours in A&E or go home ↗
“This transition to routine regional oversight reflects the significant progress that has been achieved through strong collaborative working across maternity, neonatal, obstetric and corporate teams.”
Chief Medical Officer at UHMBT · Maternity & neonatal · 29 Sept 2026 · Maternity services at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary officially exit national special measures ↗
Where Dr Helen Skinner has been quoted
- Kendal man told to wait eight hours in stretched A&E or go homebbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Man told to wait eight hours in A&E or go homebbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Maternity services at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary officially exit national special measuresbeyond.radio · 29 Sept 2026
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