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Sector leader

Emma Cox

chief executive of Endometriosis UK

Press citations

7

Topics

2

Women's health & gynaecology

Last quoted

Sept 2026

first cited Aug 2026

Emma Cox: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
chief executive of Endometriosis UK
Quoted on
Women's health & gynaecology, Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Tracked press citations
7
Most recently quoted
30 Sept 2026
First quoted
27 Aug 2026

“The first steps are setting a diagnosis target of an average of a year or less so that we are actually diagnosing people and then they can access treatment that they need to manage the disease.”

What Emma Cox has said

  • “This new study puts an important spotlight on the challenges faced by those with endometriosis at work. It's a step towards enabling those with the disease to thrive in their careers. Those with endometriosis symptoms shouldn't have to worry about losing their job, having to change career, or feel restricted in the types of work they can do.”

    CEO of Endometriosis UK · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · ONS data show the hidden costs of endometriosis ↗

  • “We're incredibly grateful and thankful to Katya for speaking out. To have someone of her calibre talk about a disease like endometriosis really makes a difference. For elite sportspeople, endometriosis can be really challenging because you can't change the fixture date or the dates of a national tournament.”

    chief executive of Endometriosis UK · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · ‘Trust your own feeling’: Everton’s Katja Snoeijs on her endometriosis diagnosis ↗

  • “The relative lack of both data and research into endometriosis has historically made it easy to overlook or fail to grasp the seriousness of the disease.”

    CEO of Endometriosis UK · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Thousands in Hertfordshire diagnosed with endometriosis ↗

  • “The relative lack of both data and research into endometriosis has historically made it easy to overlook or fail to grasp the seriousness of the disease. Without strong evidence, decision-makers in healthcare and other sectors have either not recognised the scale of the issue, or not been able to argue for investments to support those with endometriosis.”

    CEO of Endometriosis UK · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · More than 1,000 women in Doncaster diagnosed with endometriosis ↗

  • “Diagnosis times for endometriosis are going up not down — which is totally unacceptable. Leadership and decisive actions will be vital to drive these times down.”

    chief executive of Endometriosis UK · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Call for Suffolk Women's Health Hub as government launches new strategy ↗

  • “decisive action would be vital to improve women's healthcare in England.”

    chief executive of Endometriosis UK · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Streeting relaunches women’s health strategy to tackle ‘medical misogyny’ ↗

Where Emma Cox has been quoted

  1. Falmouth student's 'raw' photos show endometriosis painbbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
  2. ONS data show the hidden costs of endometriosisons.gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
  3. ‘Trust your own feeling’: Everton’s Katja Snoeijs on her endometriosis diagnosistheguardian.com · 30 Sept 2026
  4. Thousands in Hertfordshire diagnosed with endometriosisthecomet.net · 29 Sept 2026
  5. More than 1,000 women in Doncaster diagnosed with endometriosisdoncasterfreepress.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
  6. Call for Suffolk Women's Health Hub as government launches new strategyipswich.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
  7. Streeting relaunches women’s health strategy to tackle ‘medical misogyny’theguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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