Mike Bates

Head of clinical operations, East of England Ambulance Service

Press citations per month · linked articles

Oct 2026Nov 2026to date

press citations on 1 topic since 22 Oct 2026 · last quoted 23 Oct 2026

02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics

NHS & care workforce/staffing2

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Mike Bates: key facts

Kind of voice: Sector leader
Role: Head of clinical operations, East of England Ambulance Service
Quoted on: NHS & care workforce/staffing
Tracked press citations: 2
Most recently quoted: 23 Oct 2026
First quoted: 22 Oct 2026

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What Mike Bates has said

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bbc.co.uk1
essexlive.news1

Where Mike Bates has been quoted

01Ambulance service sees rise in sexual misconduct casesbbc.co.uk · 23 Oct 2026
02Ambulance staff facing sexism and sexual harassmentessexlive.news · 22 Oct 2026

Verbatim

“We've seen an increase in people being brave enough to come forward which has led to an increase in dismissals for inappropriate behaviour.”

Head of clinical operations, East of England Ambulance Service · NHS & care workforce/staffing · bbc.co.uk · 23 Oct 2026 · Read the article

“We've seen an increase in people being brave enough to come forward which has led to an increase in dismissals for inappropriate behaviour. And that's absolutely right and that's my expectation.”

Head of clinical operations, East of England Ambulance Service · NHS & care workforce/staffing · essexlive.news · 22 Oct 2026 · Read the article

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