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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Adult social care & reform
Emma Matthews: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Emma Matthews
Director of Adult Social Care, Dudley Council
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press citations on 2 topics since 4 Feb 2026 · last quoted 12 Oct 2026
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Emma Matthews: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Director of Adult Social Care, Dudley Council
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 12 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 4 Feb 2026
04 The signal · where Emma Matthews sits on adult social care & reform
Ranked 38= of 100 voices quoted in the press on adult social care & reform, level with 19 others on 3 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- Elderly care & frailty8= of 100
- 1
Professor Martin Green OBESector leaderChief Executive, Care England53 - 2
Caroline AbrahamsSector leaderCharity Director, Age UK35 - 3
Jane TownsonSector leaderChief Executive, Homecare Association28 - 38=
Prof Sir Mike RichardsRegulatorChair, UK National Screening Committee3 - 38=Gavin EdwardsSector leaderUnison head of social care3
- 38=Emma MatthewsSector leaderDirector of Adult Social Care, Dudley Council3
- 38=
Natasha CurryThink tankDeputy Director of Policy, Nuffield Trust3 - 38=Mark TurnerSector leaderHead of social care, Unison Cymru3
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 38=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Emma Matthews has said
By outlet · linked articles
- birminghammail.co.uk2
- expressandstar.com2
- halesowennews.co.uk1
Where Emma Matthews has been quoted
- 01Means tests scrapped for late stage MND patients by Dudley Councilexpressandstar.com · 12 Oct 2026
- 02Ageing population projections called ‘quite scary’ as Dudley population set to risehalesowennews.co.uk · 10 Oct 2026
- 03Pressure of ageing population on Dudley Council services 'scary’expressandstar.com · 7 Oct 2026
- 04Care chief says increasing number of elderly is 'scary' as poverty hits healthbirminghammail.co.uk · 7 Oct 2026
- 05Midlands council unveils price hike for lifeline service that helps vulnerable people - Birmingham Livebirminghammail.co.uk · 4 Feb 2026
Verbatim
“Whilst statutory requirements mean that a fully expedited adaptation process cannot be guaranteed, the council can make meaningful improvements through earlier prioritisation, removal of avoidable administrative delays and closer partnership working that can be implemented immediately.”
“The number of older people is significantly rising and the projections are quite scary to a certain extent.”
“The number of older people is significantly rising and the projections are quite scary to a certain extent.”
“The number of older people is significantly rising and the projections are quite scary to a certain extent.”
“The Telecare Service operates within a challenging financial context. The Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) savings and income shortfall combined is £0.487m for 2026/27.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
- Active Hastings Age Friendly activity taster day attracts more than 100 local residentssussexexpress.co.uk
- Frodsham home care service seeks gifts to combat loneliness | Chester and District Standardchesterstandard.co.uk
- Brighton and Hove residents asked for views on adult care | The Argustheargus.co.uk
Chief executives, directors and spokespeople of trade bodies, representative associations and charities speaking for the sector. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 12 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.