03 Profile
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Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Caroline Johnston: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Caroline Johnston
Senior Research Manager at Action Medical Research
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 6 Mar 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Caroline Johnston: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Senior Research Manager at Action Medical Research
- Quoted on
- Rare diseases, Maternity & neonatal
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 22 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 6 Mar 2026
04 The signal · where Caroline Johnston sits on rare diseases
Leading
One of the voices most often quoted in the press on rare diseases.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
- Giles LomaxSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK (SMA UK)Leading
- Dr Harrison CarterAcademicDirector of Screening at NHS EnglandLeading
- Dr Rich ScottSector leaderChief Executive Officer of Genomics EnglandLeading
- Louise ParkesSector leaderChief executive, Great Ormond Street Hospital CharityLeading
- Prof Simon JonesAcademicco-leading the trial at Royal Manchester Children's HospitalLeading
- Caroline JohnstonAcademicSenior Research Manager at Action Medical ResearchLeading
- Levi GarrawaySector leaderChief medical officer, RocheLeading
- Vincent DionAcademicProfessor at the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University; leader of the research teamLeading
Showing the leading voices and those placed around Caroline Johnston · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Caroline Johnston has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- basingstokegazette.co.uk
- cambridgeindependent.co.uk
- manchestereveningnews.co.uk
- mirror.co.uk
Where Caroline Johnston has been quoted
- 'Anna had been complaining of aches for weeks, then she couldn't breathe'manchestereveningnews.co.uk · 22 Sept 2026
- Mum's brave daughter, 16, has half her brain permanently disconnectedmirror.co.uk · 15 Aug 2026
- Family remembers five-year-old Keira lost to a rare diseasebasingstokegazette.co.uk · 16 Jul 2026
- 'Sticky mittens' could help premature babies' development, say Cambridge researcherscambridgeindependent.co.uk · 6 Mar 2026
How we found the articles that name Caroline Johnston: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics
Rare diseases
- rare disease
- rare conditions
- orphan drugs
- genetic disorder
- cystic fibrosis
- motor neurone disease
- muscular dystrophy
- Huntington
Also searched with “rare disease” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Rare diseases
Maternity & neonatal
- maternity
- maternity services
- maternity care
- neonatal
- stillbirth
- maternal mortality
- midwifery
- midwife
Also searched with “maternity” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Maternity & neonatal
Verbatim
“The results of this research project, a blood test to help identify young people with lupus who are most at risk of future heart disease, would ensure patients are treated earlier and could ultimately save lives.”
“Our commitment is to support groundbreaking research for rare conditions, like Rasmussen's ence”
“We are committed to funding groundbreaking research that will ultimately lead to improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases.”
“We are delighted with the results which show how simple interventions can improve the developmental outcomes of babies born very prematurely.”
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