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Sector leader

Matthew Trainer

Chief executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Press citations

3

Topics

2

A&E & ambulance response

Last quoted

Sept 2026

Matthew Trainer: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
Chief executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Quoted on
A&E & ambulance response, Heart disease & stroke
Press citations held
3
Most recently quoted
30 Sept 2026

“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.”

What Matthew Trainer has said

  • “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.”

    Chief Executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust · A&E & ambulance response · 30 Sept 2026 · Child with bad behavioural issues left inside A&E for two months ↗

  • “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.”

    Chief executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust · Heart disease & stroke · 30 Sept 2026 · Paramedics thought stroke patient was drunk, his partner says ↗

Where Matthew Trainer has been quoted

  1. Child with behavioural problems left in A&E for 70 daystelegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
  2. Child with bad behavioural issues left inside A&E for two monthslbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
  3. Paramedics thought stroke patient was drunk, his partner saysbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026

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