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Dr Harrison Carter: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Dr Harrison Carter
Director of Screening at NHS England
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press citations on 2 topics since 10 Dec 2025 · last quoted 2 Oct 2026
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Dr Harrison Carter: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Director of Screening at NHS England
- Quoted on
- Rare diseases, Cancer
- Tracked press citations
- 9
- Most recently quoted
- 2 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Dec 2025
04 The signal · where Dr Harrison Carter sits on rare diseases
Ranked 2 of 100 voices quoted in the press on rare diseases with 8 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1Giles LomaxSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK (SMA UK)9
- 2Dr Harrison CarterAcademicDirector of Screening at NHS England8
- 3=
Prof Dame Sue HillRegulatorChief Scientific Officer for England and Senior Responsible Officer for Genomics, NHS England7 - 3=Professor Sarah SmithAcademicCentre for Dementia Research academic7
- 5Dr Rich ScottSector leaderChief Executive Officer of Genomics England6
- 6=Andy FletcherSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Muscular Dystrophy UK5
Showing ranks 1 to 6 of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Dr Harrison Carter has said
By outlet · linked articles
- edp24.co.uk1
- examinerlive.co.uk1
- femalefirst.co.uk1
- independent.co.uk1
- itv.com1
Where Dr Harrison Carter has been quoted
- 01NHS begins screening newborn babies for spinal muscular atrophy after Jesy Nelson campaignfemalefirst.co.uk · 2 Oct 2026
- 02Norfolk babies to be screened for rare condition affecting Jesy Nelson's twinsedp24.co.uk · 2 Oct 2026
- 03Newborn babies to be tested for health condition affecting Jesy Nelson's twinsitv.com · 2 Oct 2026
- 04Newborns to be tested for health condition after Jesy Nelson campaignmanchestereveningnews.co.uk · 1 Oct 2026
- 05Oxford babies to be screened for rare condition affecting Jesy Nelson's twinsoxfordmail.co.uk · 1 Oct 2026
- 06Babies to be tested for condition from Thursday after Jesy Nelson campaignexaminerlive.co.uk · 1 Oct 2026
- 07Newborn babies in England now being tested for SMA after Jesy Nelson campaignindependent.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- 08NHS starts newborn disability screening after Jesy Nelson's campaign winthesun.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- 09Breast screening attendance increases but one in three missing out | Nursing in Practicenursinginpractice.com · 26 Feb 2026
Verbatim
“potentially life-changing moment”
“We know that catching the condition before a baby has developed symptoms gives them the best chance of benefiting from NHS treatments.”
“We know that catching the condition before a baby has developed symptoms gives them the best chance of benefiting from NHS treatments.”
“This is a potentially life-changing moment for parents in Birmingham, whose babies will be the first to benefit from spinal muscular atrophy screening on the NHS.”
“We know that catching the condition before a baby has developed symptoms gives them the best chance of benefiting from NHS treatments.”
“This is a potentially life-changing moment for parents in Birmingham, whose babies will be the first to benefit from spinal muscular atrophy screening on the NHS. We know that catching the condition before a baby has developed symptoms gives them the best chance of benefiting from NHS treatments.”
“We know that catching the condition before a baby has developed symptoms gives them the best chance of benefiting from NHS treatments.”
“We know that catching the condition before a baby has developed symptoms gives them the best chance of benefiting from NHS treatments.”
“But we know there are a range of reasons why some women don't come forward and there is much more still to do to support more women to access breast screening.”
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