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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Clinician · A&E & ambulance response
Steve Thomas: no photograph is held, so the clinician plate is shown instead.
Clinician
Steve Thomas
Chief Nursing Officer at Isle of Wight NHS Trust
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press citations on 1 topic since 11 Jun 2026 · last quoted 15 Jul 2026
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Steve Thomas: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Chief Nursing Officer at Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Quoted on
- A&E & ambulance response
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 15 Jul 2026
- First quoted
- 11 Jun 2026
04 The signal · where Steve Thomas sits on a&e & ambulance response
Ranked 57= of 100 voices quoted in the press on a&e & ambulance response, level with 17 others on 3 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Dr Ian HigginsonClinicianPresident, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)84 - 2
Prof Nicola RangerUnionGeneral Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal College of Nursing75 - 3=
Prof Frankie SwordsRegulatorNational Medical Director, NHS England / Department of Health and Social Care20 - 57=Dr Gill FindleyClinicianChief Nurse at North Cumbria Integrated Care3
- 57=Adam SampsonSector leaderChief executive, Association of Optometrists3
- 57=Steve ThomasClinicianChief Nursing Officer at Isle of Wight NHS Trust3
- 57=Dr Ananthakrishnan RaghuramAcademicChief Medical Officer for NHS Gloucestershire3
- 57=Tracey ThornAcademicSenior Matron in the Emergency Department3
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 57=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Steve Thomas has said
By outlet · linked articles
- portsmouth.co.uk2
- onthewight.com1
Where Steve Thomas has been quoted
- 01St Mary’s emergency department again rated requires improvement by CQConthewight.com · 15 Jul 2026
- 02Number of patients receiving 'corridor care' at QA goes upportsmouth.co.uk · 10 Jul 2026
- 03NHS figures show extent of 'corridor care' at QA Hospital in Portsmouthportsmouth.co.uk · 11 Jun 2026
Verbatim
“It was reassuring to see that despite the challenges faced by our services, patients and their family or carers shared how staff treated them with kindness and dignity, with good communication throughout.”
“We are sorry that our patients are receiving care in corridors. It is not the standard of care we aspire to deliver and we know it significantly impacts the experience of our patients, their carers, and our staff.”
“We are sorry that our patients are receiving care in corridors. It is not the standard of care we aspire to deliver and we know it significantly impacts the experience of our patients, their carers, and our staff.”
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