03 Profile
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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
Helen Wildbore: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Helen Wildbore
director of the Residents and Relatives Association
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press citations on 2 topics since 8 Mar 2023 · last quoted 23 Apr 2026
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Helen Wildbore: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- director of the Residents and Relatives Association
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 23 Apr 2026
- First quoted
- 8 Mar 2023
04 The signal · where Helen Wildbore sits on adult social care & reform
Ranked 32= of 100 voices quoted in the press on adult social care & reform, level with 5 others on 4 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- Medical ethics & regulation58= 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 - 32=
Sharon GrahamSector leaderGeneral Secretary of Unite union4 - 32=Kari GerstheimerSector leaderChief Executive Officer of Access Social Care (ASC) charity4
- 32=Helen WildboreSector leaderdirector of the Residents and Relatives Association4
- 32=Ewan KingSector leaderChief executive, Shared Lives Plus4
- 38=
Helen WalkerSector leaderChief Executive, Carers UK3
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 32=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Helen Wildbore has said
By outlet · linked articles
- caremanagementmatters.co.uk2
- itv.com1
- nursingtimes.net1
- theguardian.com1
Where Helen Wildbore has been quoted
- 01Calls for law change as vulnerable people in care blocked from seeing loved onesitv.com · 23 Apr 2026
- 02Minister promises crackdown on ‘unnecessary’ barriers to patient visits | Nursing Timesnursingtimes.net · 25 Mar 2026
- 03Review of visiting and accompanying in care homes published - Care Management Matterscaremanagementmatters.co.uk · 19 Mar 2026
- 04Into perspective: How will the Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) impact market sustainability? - Care Management Matterscaremanagementmatters.co.uk · 22 Jan 2026
- 05CQC accused of failing to keep care homes safetheguardian.com · 8 Mar 2023
Verbatim
“Visiting is not enough. This [new law] is not about a duty on care providers to facilitate visiting. This is about shifting the power”
“We should all be able to have the support of our closest friends or family when we need them.”
“The legal right to a Care Supporter would ensure everyone has access to their trusted loved one when they most need support. This must be an urgent commitment and not just an idea that risks getting lost in wider care sector reform work.”
“This investment is a critical first step in building recognition for the care workforce [...] A fair pay agreement needs to come with broader work to recognise and value care work as a vital public service.”
“They are absolutely failing to keep residents safe. They are failing the people they are supposed to protect.”
Related media coverage
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