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01  Voice · Sector leader · NHS waiting lists

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Sally Thompson

Phlebotomist

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 6 Jul 2026

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Sally Thompson: key facts

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Sector leader
Role
Phlebotomist
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Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
6 Jul 2026

04  The signal · where Sally Thompson sits on nhs waiting lists

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Quoted in the press on nhs waiting lists.

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  1. Tim Gardner portraitTim GardnerThink tankDeputy Director of Policy, The Health FoundationLeading
  2. Prof Meghana Pandit portraitProf Meghana PanditRegulatorDeputy Chief Executive Officer (NHS England) / Chief Executive Officer (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)Leading
  3. Sarah Woolnough portraitSarah WoolnoughThink tankChief Executive, The King's FundLeading
  4. Claire BarnesAcademicLead radiographer
  5. Emma ChapmanSector leaderPhlebotomist
  6. Sally ThompsonSector leaderPhlebotomist
  7. Marlen Suller portraitMarlen SullerBusiness leaderManaging Director, Clinical Diagnostics EMEA, Magentus
  8. Tara McClintonSector leaderInterim director of anaesthetics, critical care, theatres and sterile services (ACCTSS), Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

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05  On the record · press

What Sally Thompson has said

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  • chad.co.uk
  • nottinghampost.com

Where Sally Thompson has been quoted

  1. How Mansfield Community Diagnostic Centre is leading the way - and how Nottingham's could lookchad.co.uk · 6 Jul 2026
  2. Inside 'stunning' new Diagnostic Centre - will Nottingham's be the same?nottinghampost.com · 6 Jul 2026

How we found the articles that name Sally Thompson: we searched news for these terms.

  • NHS waiting list
  • waiting list
  • elective waiting times
  • elective recovery
  • elective backlog
  • waiting list backlog
  • referral to treatment
  • RTT

Also searched with “NHS waiting list” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for NHS waiting lists

Verbatim

“This is a much calmer environment for patients to come into, it's a lot better.”
Phlebotomist · NHS waiting lists · chad.co.uk · 6 Jul 2026 · Read the article
“This is a much calmer environment for patients to come into. It's a lot better.”
Phlebotomist · NHS waiting lists · nottinghampost.com · 6 Jul 2026 · Read the article

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