MCMichelle Carr — no licensed photograph is available, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.

Sector leader

Michelle Carr

chief officer for acute hospital services at NHS Lothian

Press citations

1

Topic

1

A&E & ambulance response

Last quoted

Sept 2026

Michelle Carr: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
chief officer for acute hospital services at NHS Lothian
Quoted on
A&E & ambulance response
Press citations held
1
Most recently quoted
30 Sept 2026

“All patients attending A&E are triaged upon arrival to ensure those with the most urgent or life-threatening conditions are seen first or immediately. The time it takes for a patient to receive diagnosis and treatment, which can be from a multidisciplinary team including doctors, advanced nurse practitioners and specialists, will vary depending on the urgency of their clinical need.”

Where Michelle Carr has been quoted

  1. Median A&E waiting times at Scottish health board soar despite more staff and fundingheraldscotland.com · 30 Sept 2026

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