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Sector leader

Dr John Holden

Chief medical officer, Medical and dental defence union of Scotland

Press citations

3

Topics

3

Public health & prevention

Last quoted

Sept 2026

first cited Aug 2026

Dr John Holden: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
Chief medical officer, Medical and dental defence union of Scotland
Quoted on
Public health & prevention, Cancer, Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Press citations held
3
Most recently quoted
10 Sept 2026
First quoted
27 Aug 2026

“These findings are an alarming confirmation of the growing crisis of childhood obesity across the country and the very real difficulties this creates in everyday GP consultations.”

What Dr John Holden has said

  • “However, we were clear in our stance that if an assisted dying regime were legalised in Scotland that doctors would need strong regulatory and legal protections, both for those who participated and for those with a conscientious objection.”

    Chief medical officer, MDDUS · Cancer · 10 Sept 2026 · Assisted dying bill rejected in Scotland in final vote ↗

  • “One in four doctors told us that working in a single-handed practice has negatively affected their wellbeing or contributed to burnout.”

    Chief medical officer, Medical and dental defence union of Scotland · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Challenges of being a GP in remote areas | Letter ↗

Where Dr John Holden has been quoted

  1. Almost a quarter of UK GPs are seeing obese children aged four and undertheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
  2. Assisted dying bill rejected in Scotland in final votepulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
  3. Challenges of being a GP in remote areas | Lettertheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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