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Hansard to 12 November 2026 · 31,484 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Academic · Maternity & neonatal
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Academic
Dr Magnus Harrison
Chief Medical Officer
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 6 Nov 2025
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Dr Magnus Harrison: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Chief Medical Officer
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 8 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 6 Nov 2025
04 The signal · where Dr Magnus Harrison sits on maternity & neonatal
Regularly cited
One of the voices most often quoted in the press on maternity & neonatal.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Donna OckendenClinicianChair of Independent Maternity Reviews; Director, Donna Ockenden LimitedLeading
Vanessa PurdayClinicianChief Medical Officer, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustLeading
Gill WaltonUnionChief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)Leading- Dr Toli OnonRegulatorChief Inspector of Hospitals, Care Quality CommissionRegularly cited
- Dr Helen GbinigieClinicianNeonatal ConsultantRegularly cited
- Dr Magnus HarrisonAcademicChief Medical OfficerRegularly cited
- Jaki LambertSector leaderDirector, Royal College of Midwives in ScotlandRegularly cited
- Michael LambertAcademicLecturer in medical humanities, Lancaster University Medical SchoolRegularly cited
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05 On the record · press
What Dr Magnus Harrison has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- bbc.com
- leeds-live.co.uk
- yorkshirepost.co.uk
Where Dr Magnus Harrison has been quoted
- Mum sent home pregnant after told baby had died takes fight to Health Secretaryleeds-live.co.uk · 8 Oct 2026
- Yorkshire and North East is epicentre of 'flu-nami' in England, new figures showyorkshirepost.co.uk · 18 Dec 2025
- Cause of 10-day-old baby's death 'unascertained' after inquestbbc.com · 28 Nov 2025
- Mother calls for Leeds maternity inquiry to go back furtherbbc.com · 25 Nov 2025
- Leeds maternity inquiry must include care culture, says fatherbbc.com · 6 Nov 2025
How we found the articles that name Dr Magnus Harrison: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics
Maternity & neonatal
- maternity
- maternity services
- maternity care
- neonatal
- stillbirth
- maternal mortality
- midwifery
- midwife
Also searched with “maternity” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Maternity & neonatal
Public health & prevention
- public health
- preventative healthcare
- prevention agenda
- health prevention
- obesity strategy
- childhood obesity
- smoking cessation
- smoke-free
Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention
Verbatim
“had "not always delivered the highest quality of care to every family" and was "extremely sorry" to families who had lost babies”
“We are seeing a significantly increased number of flu cases for this time of year, both in our Emergency Departments and with patients being admitted into hospital.”
“We recognise that conflicting medical advice and the delay in antibiotic treatment caused unnecessary worry for the family. We are truly sorry for this.”
“Improving our maternity and neonatal services is our absolute priority, and we are absolutely committed to ensuring every family receives safe, compassionate, inclusive and high-quality care.”
“Freyja died from a rare complication during forceps delivery which was "an absolute tragedy" and said the trust was "deeply sorry for the tragic loss". He said: "Freyja's family did not receive appropriate bereavement support and communication during their care, and for this we sincerely apologise."”
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