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Kate Oldridge-Turner

Head of Policy and Public Affairs, World Cancer Research Fund International

World Cancer Research Fund International is based in Islington South and Finsbury (London) — the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

Press citations

2

Topics

2

Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Last quoted

Aug 2026

Kate Oldridge-Turner: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Organisation
World Cancer Research Fund International
Organisation based in
Islington South and Finsbury
Quoted on
Hospital discharge / bed-blocking, Cancer
Tracked press citations
2
Most recently quoted
27 Aug 2026

Who Kate Oldridge-Turner is

Kate Oldridge-Turner is Head of Policy and Public Affairs at World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF), where she oversees policy and public affairs work across the WCRF network and works closely with the science department to translate evidence into population-level policy recommendations. She holds responsibility for WCRF's World Health Organization official relations collaboration, international advocacy, and policy research and development, as well as supporting network charities with their policy priorities. She has a degree in combined social science from Durham University and a Masters in human rights law from SOAS University of London. Prior to joining WCRF, she was Policy Manager at Leonard Cheshire and previously lived in Rwanda working as an Advocacy Advisor for a disability organisation, and also worked at Sport England in policy and public affairs. She is known for arguing that cancer prevention must sit at the heart of UK government policy, including calling for prevention to be embedded in the UK's 10-year cancer plan, and for WCRF's submissions to the House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee.

“We strongly welcome Maggie's call to embed exercise and prehabilitation into NHS cancer care and urge the UK government to include this recommendation in the upcoming national cancer plan for England.”

References for this biography

  1. 1.Our people | World Cancer Research Fund — Confirms current role title, responsibilities, educational background (Durham University, SOAS), prior roles at Leonard Cheshire and Sport England, Rwanda advocacy work, and leadership of CO-CREATE project contribution
  2. 2.Time to act on UK food policy as general election looms | WCRF International — Confirms role title and her authorship of WCRF's submission to the House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee
  3. 3.Prevention must be at the heart of new UK cancer plan | WCRF International — Evidences her public advocacy on cancer prevention and the UK 10-year cancer plan
  4. 4.Government takes steps to improve diets and tackle alcohol harm | World Cancer Research Fund — Confirms role title and documents her quoted response to the UK Autumn Budget 2025 on obesity and alcohol as cancer risk factors
  5. 5.Get in touch | World Cancer Research Fund — Source for WCRF press office contact details: pr@wcrf.org and 020 7343 4248
  6. 6.WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND overview – Companies House — Confirms registered office address as 140 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9FW
  7. 7.Alcohol and cancer: our new global policy priority | WCRF International — Confirms her role and work on alcohol and cancer as a global policy priority

Notable achievements

  • Led WCRF International's policy team contribution to the EU-funded five-year CO-CREATE research project, which concluded in 2023, including serving as WP2 Leader on the MOVING physical activity policy framework. Source ↗
  • Authored WCRF's submission to the UK House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee ahead of the 2024 general election, calling for urgent action on rising obesity rates. Source ↗
  • Authored WCRF's public position on the UK government's 10-year cancer plan, arguing prevention must be a core pillar alongside diagnosis and treatment. Source ↗
  • Provided WCRF's response to the UK Autumn Budget 2025, welcomed expansion of the sugar-sweetened beverage levy to milk-based drinks and a lower sugar threshold. Source ↗

What Kate Oldridge-Turner has said

  • “There is clear evidence that consuming processed meat increases the risk of colorectal cancer. This is through a complex set of reactions occurring in the body when processed meat is eaten, including the nitrites added during processing forming carcinogenic chemicals.”

    Head of policy and public affairs at World Cancer Research Fund · Cancer · 27 Aug 2026 · Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK ↗

Where Kate Oldridge-Turner has been quoted

  1. Offer cancer patients exercise on NHS, major charity urgestheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
  2. Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UKtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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