03 Profile
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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Public health & prevention
Jonathan Blades: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Jonathan Blades
Head of policy at Asthma + Lung UK
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press citations on 2 topics since 27 Jul 2026 · last quoted 8 Aug 2026
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Jonathan Blades: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Head of policy at Asthma + Lung UK
- Tracked press citations
- 7
- Most recently quoted
- 8 Aug 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Jul 2026
04 The signal · where Jonathan Blades sits on public health & prevention
Ranked 39= of 100 voices quoted in the press on public health & prevention, level with 19 others on 5 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)34= of 100
- 1
Sir Chris WhittyRegulatorChief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Department of Health and Social Care39 - 2Anya GopfertClinicianConsultant in public health, UKHSA35
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Prof Meghana PanditRegulatorDeputy Chief Executive Officer (NHS England) / Chief Executive Officer (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)17 - 39=Professor Emma WallAcademicprofessor of infectious diseases at Queen Mary University of London5
- 39=Professor Will CarrollClinicianconsultant paediatrician at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM)5
- 39=Jonathan BladesSector leaderHead of policy at Asthma + Lung UK5
- 39=Dr Alex AllenClinicianconsultant epidemiologist at the UKHSA5
- 39=Prof Sarah HawkesAcademicco-founder of Global Health 50/50, a gender equality research initiative5
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05 On the record · press
What Jonathan Blades has said
By outlet · linked articles
- aol.co.uk2
- birminghammail.co.uk1
- bristolpost.co.uk1
- cheshire-live.co.uk1
- essexlive.news1
Where Jonathan Blades has been quoted
- 01How Cheshire ranks among Britain's most polluted neighbourhoodscheshire-live.co.uk · 8 Aug 2026
- 02The most polluted neighbourhoods - full list and how your postcode comparesbirminghammail.co.uk · 1 Aug 2026
- 03Machine that keeps lungs alive could boost NHS transplant ratesfemalefirst.co.uk · 29 Jul 2026
- 04Bristol is most polluted area in the South Westbristolpost.co.uk · 28 Jul 2026
- 05The Essex area where residents breathe in some of Britain's dirtiest airessexlive.news · 28 Jul 2026
- 06Machine could make more donated lungs suitable for transplant - AOLaol.co.uk · 27 Jul 2026
- 07Most polluted neighbourhoods in UK revealed - see how yours fares - AOLaol.co.uk · 27 Jul 2026
Verbatim
“It's unacceptable that communities across the UK are being exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution, which is linked to up to 43,000 deaths across the UK every year. This will be especially worrying for the 12 million people living with a lung condition who are particularly vulnerable to the impact of poor air quality. These statistics show that current UK guidelines on air pollution are outdated and failing to protect our communities.”
“It's unacceptable that communities across the UK are being exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution, which is linked to up to 43,000 deaths across the UK every year.”
“Lung transplant rates in the UK remain lower than in many other developed countries, while respiratory health outcomes remain the worst in Europe.”
“It's unacceptable that communities across the UK are being exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution, which is linked to up to 43,000 deaths across the UK every year.”
“It's unacceptable that communities across the UK are being exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution, which is linked to up to 43,000 deaths across the UK every year.”
“Lung transplant rates in the UK remain lower than in many other developed countries, while respiratory health outcomes remain the worst in Europe.”
“It's unacceptable that communities across the UK are being exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution, which is linked to up to 43,000 deaths across the UK every year.”
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