Prof Peter Friend: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Quoted on
- NHS waiting lists
- Press citations held
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 8 Sept 2026
“The government must face facts: without urgent investment in NHS infrastructure and support for staff wellbeing, progress on reducing waiting times will remain slow. Surgeons are ready to do more but are held back by critical resource issues - a lack of operating time, staff vacancies and equipment.”
Where Prof Peter Friend has been quoted
- NHS waiting list figuresbbc.co.uk · 8 Sept 2026
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.
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