03 Profile
Vital Signsby Bridgehead
Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Academic · Maternity & neonatal
Prof Christine McCourt: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Prof Christine McCourt
maternal and child health expert
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press citations on 2 topics since 5 Oct 2026 · last quoted 29 Oct 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Prof Christine McCourt: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- maternal and child health expert
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 5 Oct 2026
04 The signal · where Prof Christine McCourt sits on maternity & neonatal
Ranked 27= of 100 voices quoted in the press on maternity & neonatal, level with 42 others on 2 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Donna OckendenClinicianChair of Independent Maternity Reviews; Director, Donna Ockenden Limited45 - 2
Gill WaltonUnionChief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)12 - 3
Kate BrintworthRegulatorChief Midwifery Officer for England, NHS England11 - 27=Hannah LeonardSector leaderDeputy chief midwife, Royal College of Midwives2
- 27=Louise CrosbyClinicianChief nursing and quality officer, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust2
- 27=Prof Christine McCourtAcademicmaternal and child health expert2
- 27=
Kari WhiteAcademicExecutive and Scientific Director, Resound Research for Reproductive Health2 - 27=Heather BowerSector leaderHead of education at the Royal College of Midwives2
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 27=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Prof Christine McCourt has said
By outlet · linked articles
- bbc.com2
- nursingtimes.net1
Where Prof Christine McCourt has been quoted
- 01I gave birth in ambulance on A96 amid staff shortages at local hospitalbbc.com · 29 Oct 2026
- 02Independent review of Scottish maternity services gets underway | Nursing Timesnursingtimes.net · 5 Oct 2026
- 03Return of full maternity services in Moray delayed to next yearbbc.com · 5 Oct 2026
Verbatim
“The review team is committed to engaging with women, families, healthcare staff and organisations across Scotland to understand both the challenges facing maternity services and the examples of excellent care that can inform future improvements.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
- 'Recruitment agencies must demonstrate they are doing things properly'yorkshirepost.co.uk
- Almost half NHS trusts lack physiotherapist maternity cover fundingHealthcare Management Magazine
- New director of midwifery appointed for Yorkshire hospital trust | Nursing Timesnursingtimes.net
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