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Sector leader
Thom Lafferty
Chief executive, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Nov 2026to date
1
Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 10 Nov 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Thom Lafferty: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief executive, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Quoted on
- NHS waiting lists
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Nov 2026
04 On the record · press
What Thom Lafferty has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- bbc.co.uk
Where Thom Lafferty has been quoted
- St Margaret's Hospital in Epping expands diagnostic servicesbbc.co.uk · 10 Nov 2026
How we found the articles that name Thom Lafferty: 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
“It is about creating a joined-up, efficient and welcoming service that supports earlier diagnosis, improves the patient experience and delivers more care in the right place.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
- Paramedics warn of 'increase in wait times' as NHS disruption hitsThe Wiltshire Gazette and Herald
- Appointment delays 'a risk' for Derby and Burton hospital patientsbbc.com
- Spinal surgery delay for teen with 'stabbing pain'bbc.com
Chief executives, directors and spokespeople of trade bodies, representative associations and charities speaking for the sector. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 12 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.