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Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Clinician
Phil White
GP and deputy chairman of the Welsh Council of the British Medical Association (BMA)
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Quoted in the press, across 3 topics since 16 Mar 2026
02 Quoted on · 3 of 29 topics
Phil White: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- GP and deputy chairman of the Welsh Council of the British Medical Association (BMA)
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 18 Apr 2026
- First quoted
- 16 Mar 2026
04 The signal · where Phil White sits on a&e & ambulance response
Regularly cited
One of the voices most often quoted in the press on a&e & ambulance response.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Dr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)Leading
Prof Nicola RangerUnionGeneral Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal College of NursingLeading
Prof Frankie SwordsRegulatorNational Medical Director, NHS England / Department of Health and Social CareLeading
Prof Francesca SwordsRegulatorNational Medical Director (working across DHSC and NHS England)Regularly cited- Karen O'BrienSector leaderdeputy chief executive at NEASRegularly cited
- Phil WhiteClinicianGP and deputy chairman of the Welsh Council of the British Medical Association (BMA)Regularly cited
- Matthew TrainerSector leaderChief executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRegularly cited
- Dr Andrew MeyersonAcademicA&E medic in LondonRegularly cited
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05 On the record · press
What Phil White has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- bbc.com
- nation.cymru
- rhyljournal.co.uk
- wrexham.com
Where Phil White has been quoted
- Junk food struggles in Wales' most obese area Blaenau Gwentbbc.com · 18 Apr 2026
- 'I've given up trying': Is it getting harder to see a GP?bbc.com · 14 Apr 2026
- Undercover investigation reveals the reality of corridor care in north Wales hospitalsnation.cymru · 16 Mar 2026
- North Wales man faced 44-hour corridor wait before emergency gallbladder surgerywrexham.com · 16 Mar 2026
- Undercover probe: Man's 'warzone-like' 44-hour ordeal on Glan Clwyd Hospital corridorrhyljournal.co.uk · 16 Mar 2026
How we found the articles that name Phil White: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 3 topics
A&E & ambulance response
- A&E waiting times
- A&E department
- accident and emergency
- ambulance response times
- ambulance handover
- ambulance waiting
- ambulance service
- emergency department
Also searched with “A&E waiting times” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for A&E & ambulance response
Public health & prevention
- public health
- preventative healthcare
- prevention agenda
- health prevention
- obesity strategy
- childhood obesity
- smoking cessation
- smoke-free
Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention
GP access
- GP access
- general practice
- GP appointments
- primary care access
- GP shortage
Also searched with “GP access” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for GP access
Verbatim
“By improving the health of the nation, we are able to prevent disease and create a sustainable future for the NHS, improving services overall.”
“There are around 13 million GP appointments in Wales a year, but over the last few years, GPs have been asked to take on more work that used to be done by hospitals. The bottom line is that there aren't enough GPs – not because they aren't being recruited, but because the practices can't afford to take on another doctor within the budget they get from the NHS.”
“There is no privacy and insufficient staff to properly monitor patients in these circumstances”
“Some of these patients are on drips, maybe antibiotics, and people in those circumstances need to be monitored - which is very difficult for staff”
“There is no privacy and insufficient staff to properly monitor patients in these circumstances.”
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