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Hansard to 9 November 2026 · 31,243 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
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Sector leader
Penny Emerit
CEO, Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
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press citations on 3 topics since 10 Feb 2025 · last quoted 4 Oct 2026
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Penny Emerit: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- CEO, Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 4 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Feb 2025
04 The signal · where Penny Emerit sits on hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Ranked 14= of 100 voices quoted in the press on hospital discharge / bed-blocking, level with 86 others on 1 citation.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- A&E & ambulance response54= of 100
- Adult social care & reform47= of 100
- 1=
Dr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)3 - 1=
Caroline AbrahamsSector leaderCharity Director, Age UK3 - 1=
Rory DeightonSector leaderDirector of Acute, Emergency and Community Care (Acute Network), NHS Confederation3 - 14=Catherine WoodRegulatorArea Coroner for Kent and Medway, Kent and Medway Coroner Service (Kent County Council)1
- 14=Prof Alexandra MullockAcademicformer PhD student, University of Manchester1
- 14=Penny EmeritSector leaderCEO, Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust1
- 14=Kevin SargenSector leaderMedical Director for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust1
- 14=Dr Michelle Le CheminantClinicianChair, Medical Specialist Group (MSG)1
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 14=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Penny Emerit has said
By outlet · linked articles
- carehomeprofessional.com1
- onthewight.com1
- portsmouth.co.uk1
Where Penny Emerit has been quoted
- 01Portsmouth hospital trust faces £13.9m deficit amid bed shortageportsmouth.co.uk · 4 Oct 2026
- 02St Mary’s emergency department again rated requires improvement by CQConthewight.com · 15 Jul 2026
- 03Westminster Committee visits island as part of its inquiry on adult social carecarehomeprofessional.com · 10 Feb 2025
Verbatim
“the board will aim to address the root causes but no one organisation is going to be able to solve the challenges”
“We fully accept the CQC's findings, which clearly identify areas where we need to make improvements at pace.”
“We were delighted to welcome the Health and Social Care Select Committee to the Island. As an Island community we face additional challenges to ensure we provide high quality care and it was great to have this recognised.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
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- ‘My mother died but the care home still has £7,000 of her money’The Telegraph
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