03 Profile
Vital Signsby Bridgehead
Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Heart disease & stroke
Marina Block: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Marina Block
Health advisor, North East Ambulance Service
4
Nov 2026to date
4
press citations on 2 topics since 6 Nov 2026 · last quoted 7 Nov 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Marina Block: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Health advisor, North East Ambulance Service
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 7 Nov 2026
- First quoted
- 6 Nov 2026
04 The signal · where Marina Block sits on heart disease & stroke
Ranked 19= of 100 voices quoted in the press on heart disease & stroke, level with 22 others on 3 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Professor Bryan WilliamsSector leaderChief Scientific and Medical Officer, British Heart Foundation (BHF)15 - 2
Dr Sonya Babu-NarayanClinicianClinical Director, British Heart Foundation13 - 3Dr Francesco Lo MonacoAcademicCardiologist, founder of the National Longevity Clinic8
- 19=Baibing ChenClinicianNeurologist, known online as Dr Bing3
- 19=Elizabeth JacksonSector leaderAmbulance support practitioner, North East Ambulance Service3
- 19=Marina BlockSector leaderHealth advisor, North East Ambulance Service3
- 19=
Robert H. Shmerling, MDAcademicSenior Faculty Editor and Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Health Publishing (Harvard Medical School)3 - 19=Professor Robert StoreyAcademicprofessor of cardiology at the University of Sheffield3
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05 On the record · press
What Marina Block has said
By outlet · linked articles
- chroniclelive.co.uk2
- gazettelive.co.uk1
- mirror.co.uk1
Where Marina Block has been quoted
- 01Teen's 'remarkable bravery' after saving dad's life during cardiac arrestchroniclelive.co.uk · 7 Nov 2026
- 02'I thought I had heartburn - in minutes my heart stopped beating'mirror.co.uk · 7 Nov 2026
- 03Teenager helped save dad's life when he suffered a cardiac arrest at homegazettelive.co.uk · 7 Nov 2026
- 04Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with ambulance crews who saved his lifechroniclelive.co.uk · 6 Nov 2026
Verbatim
“Chest pain can be a sign of a heart attack, so it's important to call 999 if you think someone is seriously unwell and follow the advice you're given. Thomas did a brilliant job.”
“Chest pain can be a sign of a heart attack, so it's important to call 999 if you think someone is seriously unwell and follow the advice you're given.”
“Chest pain can be a sign of a heart attack, so it's important to call 999 if you think someone is seriously unwell and follow the advice you're given. Thomas did a brilliant job. He stayed on the line, listened carefully and helped us make sure his dad got the help he needed.”
“Chest pain can be a sign of a heart attack, so it's important to call 999 if you think someone is seriously unwell and follow the advice you're given.”
Related media coverage
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