Nikki Jefferson

Senior lecturer, University of Hertfordshire

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 19 May 2026

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Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

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Nikki Jefferson: key facts

Kind of voice: Academic
Role: Senior lecturer, University of Hertfordshire
Quoted on: Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Press coverage: Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted: 19 May 2026

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What Nikki Jefferson has said

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bbc.com

Where Nikki Jefferson has been quoted

Can homegrown social workers help to free up NHS beds?bbc.com · 19 May 2026

How we found the articles that name Nikki Jefferson: we searched news for these terms.

hospital discharge
delayed discharge
bed blocking
bed-blocking
discharge to assess
delayed transfers of care
discharge delays
step-down care

Also searched with “hospital discharge” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Verbatim

“It often misses the wider reasons behind why there's people in hospital”

Senior lecturer, University of Hertfordshire · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · bbc.com · 19 May 2026 · Read the article

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