James MacDonald

Deputy chief medical officer, Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 16 Oct 2026

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GP access

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James MacDonald: key facts

Kind of voice: Academic
Role: Deputy chief medical officer, Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Quoted on: GP access
Press coverage: Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted: 16 Oct 2026

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What James MacDonald has said

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kentonline.co.uk

Where James MacDonald has been quoted

'You've confused all the patients for nothing?': Out-of-hours GP service might return to hospitalkentonline.co.uk · 16 Oct 2026

How we found the articles that name James MacDonald: we searched news for these terms.

GP access
general practice
GP appointments
primary care access
GP shortage

Also searched with “GP access” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for GP access

Verbatim

“The first is to make the urgent treatment centres (UTCs) which are part of emergency departments 24/7. That helps with emergency department flow, it's familiar for patients and it's helpful to the wider system to have it 24/7 rather than finishing at 7pm.”

Deputy chief medical officer, Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board · GP access · kentonline.co.uk · 16 Oct 2026 · Read the article

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