Tim Lane: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Quoted on
- Medical ethics & regulation, NHS waiting lists
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“Sexual misconduct has no place in healthcare. The fact that sexual misconduct cases have accounted for more than 40% of GMC appeals since 2016, more than any other single category of concern, demonstrates the seriousness of this issue and the need for continued action across the healthcare system”
What Tim Lane has said
“Greater transparency is an important step towards improving accountability and public confidence. We welcome the progress that has been made, but we know these figures are unlikely to reflect the full scale of the problem.”
president of RCS England · Medical ethics & regulation · 30 Sept 2026 · Complaints against doctors surge ↗
“We recognise the significant financial and capacity pressures facing the NHS, but minimum waits risk meaning that patients who are clinically ready for treatment are deliberately made to wait. For patients, this can mean living with pain, living with reduced mobility, experiencing anxiety for longer as well as being unable to work or carry out normal activities.”
President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · NHS waiting lists · 30 Sept 2026 · NHS delaying operations to save money ↗
“While progress in reducing overall waiting times is encouraging, the NHS must not leave behind patients who have already spent more than a year waiting for treatment.”
president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · NHS waiting lists · 24 Aug 2026 · NHS waiting list falls slightly despite record demand ↗
Where Tim Lane has been quoted
- Fitness to Practise Concerns Increase by a Quartermedscape.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Complaints against doctors surgetelegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- NHS delaying operations to save moneytelegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- NHS waiting list falls slightly despite record demandhealthcare-management.uk · 24 Aug 2026
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