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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Unpaid carers
Jenni Wood: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Jenni Wood
Chief executive, Durham County Carers Support (DCCS)
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press citations on 1 topic since 10 Jun 2026 · last quoted 3 Sept 2026
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Jenni Wood: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief executive, Durham County Carers Support (DCCS)
- Quoted on
- Unpaid carers
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 3 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Jun 2026
04 The signal · where Jenni Wood sits on unpaid carers
Ranked 32= of 100 voices quoted in the press on unpaid carers, level with 40 others on 2 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Helen WalkerSector leaderChief Executive, Carers UK88 - 2
Emily HolzhausenSector leaderDirector of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK84 - 3
Kirsty McHughSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Carers Trust41 - 32=
Lisa PicardoBusiness leaderChief Business Officer UK, PensionBee2 - 32=Sharron SmithSector leaderChief Executive Officer, York Carers Centre2
- 32=Jenni WoodSector leaderChief executive, Durham County Carers Support (DCCS)2
- 32=Karen FraserSector leaderManager, Shetland Care Attendant Scheme (SCAS)2
- 32=Dr Lesley StevensAcademicChief Quality and Engagement Officer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust2
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 32=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Jenni Wood has said
By outlet · linked articles
- thenorthernecho.co.uk2
Where Jenni Wood has been quoted
- 01Durham carers charity chief to retire after nearly 25 years of servicethenorthernecho.co.uk · 3 Sept 2026
- 02Carers and families invited to free medieval-themed day in Bishop Aucklandthenorthernecho.co.uk · 10 Jun 2026
Verbatim
“Being an unpaid carer for family, friends and neighbours is better recognised now and we are reaching more people and professionals.”
“For many families we support, having a day out is a rare occurrence, but incredibly important for their health and wellbeing.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
- Inverclyde carers invited to rights day afternoon tea | Greenock Telegraphgreenocktelegraph.co.uk
- Celebrating South Ayrshire's young carers at cAyrFest 2026 - Daily Recorddailyrecord.co.uk
- BCP Carers Rights Day 2026 event taking place on November 17 | Bournemouth Echobournemouthecho.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.