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Vijay Rawal: no photograph is held, so the clinician plate is shown instead.
Clinician
Vijay Rawal
NHS England Midlands regional medical director for primary care, Dr
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press citations on 2 topics since 19 Mar 2026 · last quoted 8 Apr 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Vijay Rawal: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- NHS England Midlands regional medical director for primary care, Dr
- Quoted on
- NHS & care workforce/staffing, GP access
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 8 Apr 2026
- First quoted
- 19 Mar 2026
04 On the record · press
What Vijay Rawal has said
By outlet · linked articles
- birminghammail.co.uk1
- gponline.com1
- herefordtimes.com1
Where Vijay Rawal has been quoted
- 01NHS Midlands issues strike action advice as six day walkout continuesbirminghammail.co.uk · 8 Apr 2026
- 02NHS urges Herefordshire to plan ahead as six-day doctor strike beginsherefordtimes.com · 5 Apr 2026
- 03Referral overhaul will not pile more work on GPs, says NHS England | GPonlinegponline.com · 19 Mar 2026
Verbatim
“Hospitals and primary care across the region will do everything they can to minimise disruption to services and ensure as much planned care as possible continues for patients.”
“The Easter weekend and the days that follow are always a busy time for the health service.”
“There should not be any change in what's appropriately required for a GP to make that referral.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
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- NHS Grampian apologises after report finds 'serious weaknesses' affecting patient safetyheraldscotland.com
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