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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Clinician · NHS & care workforce/staffing
Leanne Davison: no photograph is held, so the clinician plate is shown instead.
Clinician
Leanne Davison
Intensive care doctor, Royal Victoria Hospital; chair of the BMA SAS doctors committee
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press citations on 1 topic since 21 Apr 2026 · last quoted 25 Jun 2026
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Leanne Davison: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Intensive care doctor, Royal Victoria Hospital; chair of the BMA SAS doctors committee
- Quoted on
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Tracked press citations
- 11
- Most recently quoted
- 25 Jun 2026
- First quoted
- 21 Apr 2026
04 The signal · where Leanne Davison sits on nhs & care workforce/staffing
Ranked 17= of 100 voices quoted in the press on nhs & care workforce/staffing, level with 2 others on 11 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Dr Jack FletcherUnionChair, UK Resident Doctors Committee, British Medical Association (BMA)154 - 2
Prof Nicola RangerUnionGeneral Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal College of Nursing152 - 3
Professor Martin Green OBESector leaderChief Executive, Care England31 - 17=
Ciarán DevaneSector leaderChief Executive, The NHS Alliance11 - 17=Steven MontgomeryClinicianBMA Northern Ireland resident doctors' committee chair11
- 17=Leanne DavisonClinicianIntensive care doctor, Royal Victoria Hospital; chair of the BMA SAS doctors committee11
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Professor Victoria Tzortziou BrownClinicianChair of Council, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)10 - 20=
Dr Katie BramallUnionImmediate past chair, BMA GP Committee for England; Chair, BMA GP Committee UK, British Medical Association10
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05 On the record · press
What Leanne Davison has said
By outlet · linked articles
- newsletter.co.uk3
- belfastlive.co.uk2
- irishnews.com2
- bbc.com1
- belfasttelegraph.co.uk1
Where Leanne Davison has been quoted
- 01Striking doctors tell MLAs they are 'demoralised' as UK medics get pay deals on time and southern counterparts paid moreirishnews.com · 25 Jun 2026
- 02Doctors across Northern Ireland begin 24-hour strike over payirishpost.com · 25 Jun 2026
- 03NI health: Consultants and specialist doctors begin strike actionbbc.com · 24 Jun 2026
- 04Consultants and specialist doctors start 24-hour strike actionbelfastlive.co.uk · 24 Jun 2026
- 05Third cluster of Northern Ireland doctors vote to go on strike this month - joining residents and consultantsnewsletter.co.uk · 12 Jun 2026
- 06Specialist doctors vote to strike later in Juneitv.com · 12 Jun 2026
- 07'Doctors aren't greedy' - Northern Ireland medics say patients facing cancelled operations should back their strike actionirishnews.com · 22 May 2026
- 08Hospital doctors in NI planning two days of strike as pay dispute with Stormont escalatesnewsletter.co.uk · 20 May 2026
- 09NI hospital doctors plan two 24-hour walkouts after rejecting 3.5% pay offerbelfasttelegraph.co.uk · 20 May 2026
- 10NI hospital doctors to be balloted on industrial actionbelfastlive.co.uk · 21 Apr 2026
- 11Northern Ireland hospital doctors to be balloted on industrial actionnewsletter.co.uk · 21 Apr 2026
Verbatim
“Our health service can no longer run on the goodwill of frontline staff.”
“This clear 'yes' vote shows that we have reached a tipping point.”
“the health service can "no longer run on the goodwill of front-line staff"”
“Our health service can no longer run on the goodwill of frontline staff.”
“SAS doctors do not take the decision to strike lightly, and this result reflects the strength of feeling across our workforce about pay erosion.”
“SAS doctors do not take the decision to strike lightly, and this result reflects the strength of feeling across our workforce about pay erosion.”
“Treatments are increasing in complexity, patients numbers are increasing and you're scared of getting something wrong - no doctor wants to cause harm - but the conditions we're working in are causing harm.”
“We would not be holding a ballot for industrial action if we felt that there was any other course of action that would achieve our aims.”
“We would not be holding a ballot for industrial action if we felt that there was any other course of action that would achieve our aims.”
“Without urgent action on pay, the system risks losing more skilled doctors it simply cannot afford to lose.”
“Without urgent action on pay, the system risks losing more skilled doctors it simply cannot afford to lose.”
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