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Vital Signsby Bridgehead
Hansard to 13 November 2026 · 31,544 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Academic · Heart disease & stroke
David Webb: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
David Webb
England's Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPhO)
Aug 2026Sept 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026to date
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Quoted in the press, across 3 topics since 31 Aug 2026
02 Quoted on · 3 of 29 topics
David Webb: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- England's Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPhO)
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 22 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 31 Aug 2026
04 The signal · where David Webb sits on heart disease & stroke
Regularly cited
One of the voices most often quoted in the press on heart disease & stroke.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Professor Bryan WilliamsSector leaderChief Scientific and Medical Officer, British Heart Foundation (BHF)Leading- Dr Francesco Lo MonacoAcademicCardiologist, founder of the National Longevity ClinicLeading
Dr Sonya Babu-NarayanClinicianClinical Director, British Heart FoundationLeading- Baibing ChenClinicianNeurologist, known online as Dr BingRegularly cited
Fu Siong NgAcademicClinical Professor of Cardiology; Programme Director of the Imperial-led British Heart Foundation 4-Year PhD Programme, Imperial College London (National Heart and Lung Institute)Regularly cited- David WebbAcademicEngland's Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPhO)Regularly cited
- Oliwia MaleckaAcademicParamedic, North East Ambulance ServiceRegularly cited
- Paul HarrisonClinicianProfessor of Psychiatry and Biomedical Research Centre Oxford Health theme lead for molecular targetsRegularly cited
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05 On the record · press
What David Webb has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- birminghammail.co.uk
- bournemouthecho.co.uk
- cambridge-news.co.uk
- independent.co.uk
- pharmacy.biz
Where David Webb has been quoted
- APTUK conference: Pharmacy technicians’ role continues to expandpharmacy.biz · 22 Sept 2026
- NHS free cholesterol checks soon available at pharmacieswiltsglosstandard.co.uk · 6 Sept 2026
- NHS confirms test change for patients in England aged 40 to 84birminghammail.co.uk · 1 Sept 2026
- Around 100 pharmacies to offer seven-minute cholesterol checks in NHS pilotbournemouthecho.co.uk · 1 Sept 2026
- Pharmacies to offer seven-minute cholesterol test in bid to 'spot ticking time bombs'independent.co.uk · 31 Aug 2026
- Key NHS cholesterol change 'in force' for people born before 1986cambridge-news.co.uk · 31 Aug 2026
How we found the articles that name David Webb: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 3 topics
Heart disease & stroke
- heart disease
- cardiovascular
- stroke
- cardiac
- heart attack
- stroke rehabilitation
Also searched with “heart disease” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Heart disease & stroke
NHS waiting lists
- 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
Public health & prevention
- public health
- preventative healthcare
- prevention agenda
- health prevention
- obesity strategy
- childhood obesity
- smoking cessation
- smoke-free
Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention
Verbatim
“The pharmacy technician role is no longer defined by where people work, but by the professional contributions they make”
“Your local pharmacy can be a vital first line of defence against serious illness.”
“By making it easier for people to get a quick and convenient cholesterol health check on their local high street, we can spot ticking timebombs earlier, helping people take action, and prevent heart attacks and strokes before they happen.”
“Your local pharmacy can be a vital first line of defence against serious illness.”
“Your local pharmacy can be a vital first line of defence against serious illness.”
“Your local pharmacy can be a vital first line of defence against serious illness.”
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