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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Louise Parkes: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Louise Parkes
Chief executive, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
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press citations on 2 topics since 30 Sept 2026 · last quoted 13 Oct 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Louise Parkes: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief executive, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
- Quoted on
- Rare diseases, Children's health
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 13 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
04 The signal · where Louise Parkes sits on rare diseases
Ranked 12= of 100 voices quoted in the press on rare diseases, level with 12 others on 3 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- Children's health28= of 100
- 1Giles LomaxSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK (SMA UK)9
- 2Dr Harrison CarterAcademicDirector of Screening at NHS England8
- 3=
Prof Dame Sue HillRegulatorChief Scientific Officer for England and Senior Responsible Officer for Genomics, NHS England7 - 8=Andy VaughtonClinicianFormer consultant anaesthetist (medically retired)4
- 8=
Jessica LeeSector leaderDirector of Research, My Name'5 Doddie Foundation4 - 12=Louise ParkesSector leaderChief executive, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity3
- 12=Vincent DionAcademicProfessor at the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University; leader of the research team3
- 12=Sikha de SouzaClinicianPublic Health Consultant, Public Health Wales3
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 12=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Louise Parkes has said
By outlet · linked articles
- belfastlive.co.uk1
- examinerlive.co.uk1
- lbc.co.uk1
- manchestereveningnews.co.uk1
- mirror.co.uk1
Where Louise Parkes has been quoted
- 01Families of poorly kids should be helped with hospital travel, charity warnsmirror.co.uk · 13 Oct 2026
- 02Families with sick children forced to spend thousands on travel to appointments, experts say | LBClbc.co.uk · 13 Oct 2026
- 03Newborns to be tested for health condition after Jesy Nelson campaignmanchestereveningnews.co.uk · 1 Oct 2026
- 04Babies to be tested for condition from Thursday after Jesy Nelson campaignexaminerlive.co.uk · 1 Oct 2026
- 05NI babies 'left behind' if not tested for condition affecting Jesy Nelson twinsbelfastlive.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
Verbatim
“When your child is seriously ill, getting them to the treatment they need isn't a choice - no parent should be worrying about whether they can afford the train fare or petrol to get their child to specialist care.”
“When your child is seriously ill, getting them to the treatment they need isn't a choice. No parent should be worrying about whether they can afford the train fare or petrol to get their child to specialist care.”
“This is a hugely important moment for babies and families. The start of national rollout of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy means more babies will be diagnosed before symptoms appear, giving them the best chance of accessing effective treatment before irreversible damage is done.”
“This is a hugely important moment for babies and families. The start of national rollout of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy means more babies will be diagnosed before symptoms appear, giving them the best chance of accessing effective treatment before irreversible damage is done.”
“This is a hugely important moment for babies and families.”
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