03 Profile
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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Unpaid carers
Kirsten Hogg: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Kirsten Hogg
Director, Carers Scotland
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press citations on 2 topics since 19 Dec 2025 · last quoted 3 Nov 2026
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Kirsten Hogg: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Director, Carers Scotland
- Quoted on
- Unpaid carers, Adult social care & reform
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 3 Nov 2026
- First quoted
- 19 Dec 2025
04 The signal · where Kirsten Hogg sits on unpaid carers
Ranked 13= of 100 voices quoted in the press on unpaid carers, level with 6 others on 4 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
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 - 13=
Caroline AbrahamsSector leaderCharity Director, Age UK4 - 13=
Michelle DysonSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Alzheimer's Society4 - 13=Kirsten HoggSector leaderDirector, Carers Scotland4
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Heidi WatsonSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Carers' Resource4 - 13=Andy McGowanSector leaderCarers Trust4
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 13=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Kirsten Hogg has said
By outlet · linked articles
- heraldscotland.com2
- alliance-scotland.org.uk1
- itv.com1
- news.stv.tv1
Where Kirsten Hogg has been quoted
- 01Unpaid carers at 'breaking point' in Scotland, according to charity study | ITV News Borderitv.com · 3 Nov 2026
- 02Unpaid carers in Scotland forced to miss vital NHS treatment | The Heraldheraldscotland.com · 3 Nov 2026
- 03Let us ensure Our Collective Voice is heard in this year’s electionalliance-scotland.org.uk · 18 Feb 2026
- 04Fears right to break for carers could fall into Scotland's 'implementation gap'heraldscotland.com · 20 Dec 2025
- 05'Respite holidays helped us through the living hell of our daughter's cancer treatment'news.stv.tv · 19 Dec 2025
Verbatim
“These findings show that many carers are forced to put their own health needs after those of the person they care for.”
“These findings show that many carers are forced to put their own health needs after those of the person they care for.”
“Let us ensure Our Collective Voice is heard in this year's election”
“The right to a break is all very well but it is only meaningful if there is replacement care that can come and it has to be a replacement care that you trust and value. Otherwise, a lot of carers feel like they can't let go.”
“Breaks can make a massive difference.”
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
- Northwich couple launch app to support unpaid carers | Northwich Guardiannorthwichguardian.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.