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Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · A&E & ambulance response
Matthew Trainer: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Matthew Trainer
Chief executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Quoted in the press, across 3 topics since 17 Nov 2025
02 Quoted on · 3 of 29 topics
Matthew Trainer: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Apr 2026
- First quoted
- 17 Nov 2025
04 The signal · where Matthew Trainer sits on a&e & ambulance response
Regularly cited
One of the voices most often quoted in the press on a&e & ambulance response.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Dr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)Leading
Prof Nicola RangerUnionGeneral Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal College of NursingLeading
Prof Frankie SwordsRegulatorNational Medical Director, NHS England / Department of Health and Social CareLeading- Karen O'BrienSector leaderdeputy chief executive at NEASRegularly cited
- Phil WhiteClinicianGP and deputy chairman of the Welsh Council of the British Medical Association (BMA)Regularly cited
- Matthew TrainerSector leaderChief executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRegularly cited
- Dr Andrew MeyersonAcademicA&E medic in LondonRegularly cited
- Tom RobertsClinicianA&E consultantRegularly cited
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05 On the record · press
What Matthew Trainer has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- lbc.co.uk
- bbc.com
- news.stv.tv
- telegraph.co.uk
Where Matthew Trainer has been quoted
- Child with bad behavioural issues left inside A&E for two monthslbc.co.uk · 10 Apr 2026
- Child with bad behavioural issues left inside A&E for two months | LBClbc.co.uk · 10 Apr 2026
- Child with behavioural problems left in A&E for 70 daystelegraph.co.uk · 9 Apr 2026
- Footage reveals ‘war zone’ corridor care at NHS hospital | STV Newsnews.stv.tv · 3 Dec 2025
- Paramedics thought stroke patient was drunk, his partner saysbbc.com · 17 Nov 2025
How we found the articles that name Matthew Trainer: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 3 topics
A&E & ambulance response
- A&E waiting times
- A&E department
- accident and emergency
- ambulance response times
- ambulance handover
- ambulance waiting
- ambulance service
- emergency department
Also searched with “A&E waiting times” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for A&E & ambulance response
Mental health
- mental health
- mental health services
- CAMHS
- psychiatric
- suicide prevention
- mental health crisis
- talking therapies
- IAPT
Also searched with “mental health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Mental health
Heart disease & stroke
- heart disease
- cardiovascular
- stroke
- cardiac
- heart attack
- stroke rehabilitation
Also searched with “heart disease” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Heart disease & stroke
Verbatim
“This means several young people have experienced long waits for the right support in A&E. It's unacceptable and distressing for both patients and our staff, and something we've been discussing for several years.”
“It's unacceptable and distressing for both patients and our staff, and something we've been discussing for several years.”
“This means several young people have experienced long waits for the right support in A&E. It's unacceptable and distressing for both patients and our staff, and something we've been discussing for several years.”
“It's happening because we're seeing record numbers of people coming to A&E and we've decided it's safer to bring people into the hospital rather than keep them outside on ambulances.”
“He was given a head CT scan within 30 minutes of arriving at A&E due to a suspected head injury, which showed no abnormalities. Various tests were then carried out to determine the cause of his condition, which resulted in him being referred to our stroke team and undergoing a mechanical thrombectomy on the same day.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
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Chief executives, directors and spokespeople of trade bodies, representative associations and charities speaking for the sector. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 13 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.