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Academic
Professor Tim Thornton
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Huddersfield
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 16 Mar 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Professor Tim Thornton: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Huddersfield
- Quoted on
- NHS waiting lists
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 21 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 16 Mar 2026
04 The signal · where Professor Tim Thornton sits on nhs waiting lists
Quoted
Quoted in the press on nhs waiting lists.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Tim GardnerThink tankDeputy Director of Policy, The Health FoundationLeading
Prof Meghana PanditRegulatorDeputy Chief Executive Officer (NHS England) / Chief Executive Officer (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)Leading
Sarah WoolnoughThink tankChief Executive, The King's FundLeading- Paula SussexRegulatorParliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO)
- William PettSector leaderinterim director of policy and external affairs at Healthwatch England
- Professor Tim ThorntonAcademicDeputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Huddersfield
- Dr Michelle Le CheminantClinicianChair, Medical Specialist Group (MSG)
- Dr Jess SokolovClinicianRegional Medical Director for the NHS England in the Midlands
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05 On the record · press
What Professor Tim Thornton has said
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- examinerlive.co.uk
- hud.ac.uk
- pharmafile.com
Where Professor Tim Thornton has been quoted
- Key government adviser visits National Health Innovation Campus - University of Huddersfieldhud.ac.uk · 21 Sept 2026
- Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety visits new building on University of Huddersfield's NHIC - Pharmafilepharmafile.com · 20 Mar 2026
- New Huddersfield Community Diagnostic Centre opened by Health Ministerexaminerlive.co.uk · 16 Mar 2026
How we found the articles that name Professor Tim Thornton: 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
“We value the support provided by the NIHR for existing projects like the £11m Centre for Equity in Mental Health, and we're excited by the potential provided by the National Health Innovation Campus to expand work on innovation, adoption and impact alongside our partners across the region and further afield.”
“It's a great example of the potential for collaboration between the NHS and the University to bring real benefit for local people. And welcoming Dr Zubir Ahmed allows us to showcase the wider capacity for world-leading innovation here on the campus.”
“It's a great example of the potential for collaboration between the NHS and the University to bring real benefit for local people.”
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