03 Profile
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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · NHS & care workforce/staffing
Dr Shivam Sharma: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Dr Shivam Sharma
Deputy co-chair of the BMA
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press citations on 1 topic since 11 Dec 2025 · last quoted 5 Aug 2026
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Dr Shivam Sharma: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Deputy co-chair of the BMA
- Quoted on
- NHS & care workforce/staffing
- Tracked press citations
- 12
- Most recently quoted
- 5 Aug 2026
- First quoted
- 11 Dec 2025
04 The signal · where Dr Shivam Sharma sits on nhs & care workforce/staffing
Ranked 22= of 100 voices quoted in the press on nhs & care workforce/staffing, level with 4 others on 12 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Dr Jack FletcherUnionChair, UK Resident Doctors Committee, British Medical Association (BMA)317 - 2
Prof Nicola RangerUnionGeneral Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal College of Nursing155 - 3
Dr Tom DolphinUnionChair of Council, British Medical Association (BMA)51 - 22=Nicola WilliamsSector leaderdirector of research, support and delivery at Health and Care Research Wales12
- 22=
Fiona GibbUnionDirector of Midwifery, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)12 - 22=Dr Shivam SharmaSector leaderDeputy co-chair of the BMA12
- 27=
Dr Katie BramallUnionImmediate past chair, BMA GP Committee for England; Chair, BMA GP Committee UK, British Medical Association11 - 27=
Ciarán DevaneSector leaderChief Executive, The NHS Alliance11
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 22=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Dr Shivam Sharma has said
By outlet · linked articles
- chroniclelive.co.uk2
- independent.co.uk2
- inews.co.uk2
- morningstaronline.co.uk2
- lbc.co.uk1
Where Dr Shivam Sharma has been quoted
- 01Four reasons to leave the UK for Australia, from people who did itinews.co.uk · 5 Aug 2026
- 02How the Christmas doctor strikes could affect you as 'super flu' spreadsinews.co.uk · 17 Dec 2025
- 03Doctors reject claims that patients will 'die' in five-day strike | Chronicle Livechroniclelive.co.uk · 16 Dec 2025
- 04Doctors' leaders deny patients will die as a result of their Christmas strike - The Mirrormirror.co.uk · 16 Dec 2025
- 05Older patients 'will be hit harder than most' by doctors strikeshropshirestar.com · 16 Dec 2025
- 06BMA rejects claims 'people will die' as a result of resident doctor strike | LBClbc.co.uk · 16 Dec 2025
- 07NHS message for patients attending appointments amid flu season and strike action | Chronicle Livechroniclelive.co.uk · 16 Dec 2025
- 08'Government has given green light to harass striking doctors,' campaigners warnmorningstaronline.co.uk · 16 Dec 2025
- 09Streeting warns doctors' strikes could collapse NHS amid flu surgeindependent.co.uk · 13 Dec 2025
- 10Streeting's last-ditch offer to avert doctor strikes does 'nothing on pay,' BMA warnsmorningstaronline.co.uk · 11 Dec 2025
- 11Streeting makes last-ditch bid to end doctors strike as flu cases hit NHS - latestindependent.co.uk · 11 Dec 2025
- 12Starmer says resident doctors would be irresponsible to strike in face of flu crisistheguardian.com · 11 Dec 2025
Verbatim
“Finishing potentially six years of medical school with over £100,000 of student debt and looking at a pay packet a fifth lower than it would have been two decades ago, some will draw the obvious conclusion: it is not worth it anymore”
“We know that senior colleagues, consultants, will be covering this strike action, and studies have shown that mortality rates do not increase - they stay the same, if not decrease - during strike action because we have those experienced senior consultants covering.”
“I would completely disagree with that, and I want to be evidence-based - we know that senior colleagues, consultants will be covering this strike action, and we know that studies have shown that mortality rates do not increase, they stay the same, if not decrease during strike action”
“We know that senior colleagues, consultants will be covering this strike action, and we know that studies have shown that mortality rates do not increase, they stay the same, if not decrease during strike action because we have those experienced senior consultants that are covering.”
“I would completely disagree with that, and I want to be evidence-based - we know that senior colleagues, consultants will be covering this strike action, and we know that studies have shown that mortality rates do not increase, they stay the same, if not decrease during strike action because we have those experienced senior consultants that are covering.”
“we know that studies have shown that mortality rates do not increase, they stay the same, if not decrease during strike action because we have those experienced senior consultants that are covering.”
“I would completely disagree with that, and I want to be evidence-based - we know that senior colleagues, consultants will be covering this strike action.”
“we know that studies have shown that mortality rates do not increase, they stay the same, if not decrease during strike action because we have those experienced senior consultants that are covering.”
“difficult to see members accepting”
“difficult to see members accepting this offer”
“difficult" to see members accepting the new offer, describing it as a "mixed bag"”
“This offer does absolutely nothing on pay. I do find it difficult to see members accepting this offer.”
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