Professor Matt Ashton: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Director of Public Health for the Liverpool City Council
- Quoted on
- Public health & prevention, Children's health, Women's health & gynaecology
- Press citations held
- 6
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“Liverpool is proud to be contributing to the national conversation on public health. Being recognised again for how we present and communicate our Annual Report is particularly important. It reflects our commitment to making public health meaningful, transparent and accessible to everyone.”
What Professor Matt Ashton has said
“Screens are now an unavoidable part of everyday life, but the evidence is clear that balance matters. Long periods of screen use can displace activities that are critical for healthy development, such as sleep, physical activity, play and face‑to‑face interaction.”
Director of Public Health for Liverpool City Council · Children's health · 30 Sept 2026 · Liverpool City Council leads citywide approach to healthy screen use for children ↗
“We're proud to support screening directly into our communities, making it easier for residents to get the care they need. The Living Well van is a vital tool in raising awareness, removing barriers, and improving access to screening.”
Director of Public Health for the Liverpool City Council · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Cervical screening in communities saves lives ↗
“Over the past year, we have not just improved services; we have reshaped how public health works for our city. These are services that thousands of residents rely on every day, and we have made them stronger, more accessible, and more connected than ever before.”
Director of Public Health · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Public Health annual report reveals wide ranging service transformation across Liverpool ↗
“The trouble is, sometimes the world around us has been designed by men and therefore doesn't adequately take into account the needs of women.”
Public health director · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · 'We need to respond to Liverpool women's health needs more easily' ↗
“We know the data and we know the challenges. What makes today different is the focus on delivery. By bringing together lived experience, community leadership and system decision‑makers, we are creating the conditions for real progress. This is about working differently, and better, for women in Liverpool.”
Director of Public Health for Liverpool City Council · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Liverpool unites to advocate for women’s health and drive system‑wide change ↗
Where Professor Matt Ashton has been quoted
- Liverpool recognised at national public health eventliverpoolexpress.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Liverpool City Council leads citywide approach to healthy screen use for childrenliverpoolexpress.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Cervical screening in communities saves livesliverpoolexpress.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Public Health annual report reveals wide ranging service transformation across Liverpoolliverpoolexpress.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- 'We need to respond to Liverpool women's health needs more easily'bbc.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Liverpool unites to advocate for women’s health and drive system‑wide changeliverpoolexpress.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
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