Prof Peter Friend: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Quoted on
- NHS waiting lists
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“As we head into another tough winter, 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.”
What Prof Peter Friend has said
“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.”
Royal College of Surgeons of England · NHS waiting lists · 30 Sept 2026 · NHS waiting list rises for third month in row ↗
“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.”
Royal College of Surgeons of England · NHS waiting lists · 8 Sept 2026 · NHS waiting list figures ↗
Where Prof Peter Friend has been quoted
- NHS waiting list progress grinds to a halt as top medic flags 'critical issues'mirror.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- NHS waiting list rises for third month in rowbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- NHS waiting list figuresbbc.co.uk · 8 Sept 2026
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