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Hansard to 13 November 2026 · 31,544 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Lalitha Iyer: no photograph is held, so the clinician plate is shown instead.
Clinician
Lalitha Iyer
Dr, chief medical officer, NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
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Quoted in the press, across 3 topics since 17 Dec 2025
02 Quoted on · 3 of 29 topics
Lalitha Iyer: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Dr, chief medical officer, NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Apr 2026
- First quoted
- 17 Dec 2025
04 The signal · where Lalitha Iyer sits on dentistry access
Quoted
Quoted in the press on dentistry access.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Eddie CrouchUnionChair of the Principal Executive Committee (BDA Chair), British Dental AssociationLeading
Shiv PabaryClinicianChair, General Dental Practice Committee, British Dental AssociationLeading
Jason WongRegulatorChief Dental Officer for England, NHS England (joint appointment with the Department of Health and Social Care, based in NHS England)Leading
Thea SteinThink tankChief Executive, Nuffield Trust
Danielle JefferiesThink tankSenior Analyst, Policy Team, The King's Fund- Lalitha IyerClinicianDr, chief medical officer, NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Bhavika ParekhClinicianGeneral dental surgeon, Smile n Shine
- Eleanor BarnardClinicianGP and spokesperson for the campaign group Rebuild General Practice
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05 On the record · press
What Lalitha Iyer has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- oxfordmail.co.uk
- bbc.com
- bucksfreepress.co.uk
- newburytoday.co.uk
Where Lalitha Iyer has been quoted
- NHS urges early prescription orders ahead of bank holidayoxfordmail.co.uk · 30 Apr 2026
- Disruption as NHS strikes begin at Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire hospitalsbucksfreepress.co.uk · 7 Apr 2026
- Advice issued to Thames Valley patients as doctors' strike beginsbbc.com · 7 Apr 2026
- Tens of thousands more urgent dental appointments availableoxfordmail.co.uk · 25 Jan 2026
- 'Significant disruption' expected across Berkshire as doctors strikenewburytoday.co.uk · 17 Dec 2025
How we found the articles that name Lalitha Iyer: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 3 topics
NHS & care workforce/staffing
- NHS workforce
- staff shortages
- nursing shortage
- nurse recruitment
- care workforce
- care worker pay
- social care workforce
- NHS long term workforce plan
Also searched with “NHS workforce” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for NHS & care workforce/staffing
GP access
- 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
Dentistry access
- NHS dentistry
- NHS dentist
- dental access
- dentist shortage
- dental desert
- dental contract
- dental charges
- dental check-up
Also searched with “NHS dentistry” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Dentistry access
Verbatim
“Help yourself stay well over the bank holiday by making sure you have enough of your medication to see you through.”
“We need patients to choose services appropriately during this period and take simple steps to help ensure care is available for people who need it most.”
“We need patients to choose services appropriately during this period and take simple steps to help ensure care is available for people who need it most.”
“It's important for people to know that you don't need to be registered with a dental practice to access urgent NHS dental care.”
“We need patients to choose services appropriately this period and take simple steps to help ensure care is available for people who need it most.”
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