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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Mental health
Neil Mathers: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Neil Mathers
Executive director for Scotland, Samaritans Scotland
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press citations on 1 topic since 10 Sept 2026 · last quoted 10 Nov 2026
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Neil Mathers: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Executive director for Scotland, Samaritans Scotland
- Quoted on
- Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Nov 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
04 The signal · where Neil Mathers sits on mental health
Ranked 35= of 100 voices quoted in the press on mental health, level with 35 others on 3 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Professor Peter FonagyAcademicProfessor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science; Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London (UCL)40 - 2
Dr Sarah HughesSector leaderChief Executive, Mind (The National Association for Mental Health)13 - 3Dr Sam JonesClinicianOfficer for Mental Health, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)12
- 35=Claire LamzaClinicianexecutive director of nursing at Mental Welfare Commission3
- 35=Tom QuinnSector leaderdirector of external affairs at eating disorders charity Beat3
- 35=Neil MathersSector leaderExecutive director for Scotland, Samaritans Scotland3
- 35=Natalie LunnClinicianNurse3
- 35=Emily StokesSector leaderCEO, Mikeysline3
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 35=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Neil Mathers has said
By outlet · linked articles
- inverness-courier.co.uk2
- edinburghnews.scotsman.com1
Where Neil Mathers has been quoted
- 01Inverness and Elgin branches of mental health charity to mergeinverness-courier.co.uk · 10 Nov 2026
- 02New figures reveal increase in Highland probable suicidesinverness-courier.co.uk · 3 Nov 2026
- 03Edinburgh landmarks to glow green for World Suicide Prevention Dayedinburghnews.scotsman.com · 10 Sept 2026
Verbatim
“Samaritans is making changes to how we deliver our listening service across the UK, moving towards fewer, larger branches so we can strengthen volunteer capacity and provide more reliable support for anyone who needs us.”
“Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy. Families, friends, and communities are grieving the loss of a loved one, and this may be especially hard for them today.”
“What matters is being there, listening without judgement and showing that you care.”
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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 13 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.