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Vital Signsby Bridgehead
Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Academic · Maternity & neonatal
Helena Brown: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
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Helena Brown
Matron for maternity inpatient services at the RLI
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press citations on 1 topic since 20 Jan 2026 · last quoted 14 Apr 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Helena Brown: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Matron for maternity inpatient services at the RLI
- Quoted on
- Maternity & neonatal
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 14 Apr 2026
- First quoted
- 20 Jan 2026
04 The signal · where Helena Brown sits on maternity & neonatal
Ranked 65= of 100 voices quoted in the press on maternity & neonatal, level with 24 others on 4 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Donna OckendenClinicianChair of Independent Maternity Reviews; Director, Donna Ockenden Limited115 - 2
Vanessa PurdayClinicianChief Medical Officer, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust25 - 3
Gill WaltonUnionChief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)24 - 65=Michael LambertAcademicLecturer in medical humanities, Lancaster University Medical School4
- 65=Melissa DowdeswellSector leaderDirector of nursing and integrated care, Healthcare Improvement Scotland4
- 65=Helena BrownAcademicMatron for maternity inpatient services at the RLI4
- 65=Joanna GarstangClinicianConsultant paediatrician and expert witness4
- 65=Lynne PatersonClinicianNurse consultant4
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 65=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Helena Brown has said
By outlet · linked articles
- lancasterguardian.co.uk2
- thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk2
Where Helena Brown has been quoted
- 01Baby bereavement suite opens at Royal Lancaster Infirmarythewestmorlandgazette.co.uk · 14 Apr 2026
- 02Bereaved families help shape compassionate new maternity spaces at Royal Lancaster Infirmarylancasterguardian.co.uk · 14 Apr 2026
- 03New maternity triage unit and bereavement suite set to open at RLIthewestmorlandgazette.co.uk · 21 Jan 2026
- 04New maternity facilities and bereavement suite opening at Lancaster hospitallancasterguardian.co.uk · 20 Jan 2026
Verbatim
“The Willow Suite will provide the privacy and calm environment people need, without it feeling overly clinical.”
“We are absolutely delighted with these new spaces for families. The Willow Suite will provide the privacy and calm environment people need, without it feeling overly clinical. It will offer families a safer and improved experience.”
“I am absolutely delighted that we can create this space for families going through what is probably the worst thing they will ever experience.”
“I am absolutely delighted that we can create this space for families going through what is probably the worst thing they will ever experience.”
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