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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Iona Collins
Chair of BMA Welsh Council
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press citations on 2 topics since 14 Feb 2026 · last quoted 23 Jun 2026
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Iona Collins: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Chair of BMA Welsh Council
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 23 Jun 2026
- First quoted
- 14 Feb 2026
04 The signal · where Iona Collins sits on a&e & ambulance response
Ranked 70= of 100 voices quoted in the press on a&e & ambulance response, level with 30 others on 2 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Dr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)82 - 2
Prof Nicola RangerUnionGeneral Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal College of Nursing74 - 3Dr Fiona HunterClinicianScotland Vice President, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)17
- 70=Trudie DaviesSector leaderChief Executive Officer of North Cumbria Integrated Care2
- 70=Juliet PearceClinicianDirector of nursing, Portsmouth University Hospitals NHS Trust2
- 70=Iona CollinsAcademicChair of BMA Welsh Council2
- 70=Chris LynesRegulatorDeputy Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board2
- 70=Ellie CannonClinician2
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 70=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Iona Collins has said
By outlet · linked articles
- bbc.com1
- deeside.com1
- morningstaronline.co.uk1
Where Iona Collins has been quoted
- 01Nine Welsh health and care organisations write to Welsh Government demanding action on corridor care | Deeside.comdeeside.com · 23 Jun 2026
- 02Medical staff slam 'shocking state of affairs' after report shows excessive deaths in A&Emorningstaronline.co.uk · 25 Mar 2026
- 03Welsh Tories pledge retired doctors and nurses would make up NHS reserve servicebbc.com · 14 Feb 2026
Verbatim
“In our hospitals, corridor care is normalised. Wales is lagging behind England in failing to eradicate this dangerous practice from our hospitals.”
“Nearly 1,000 deaths in Wales linked to people waiting more than 12 hours in emergency departments represents a profound failure of the system and an unimaginable loss for families.”
“In order for senior doctors to voluntarily rejoin the NHS out of retirement at times of peak need, the punitive pension tax must be removed, which would not only keep the existing senior workforce within the NHS, but enable those who have retired to consider returning in times of surge demand.”
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