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Hansard to 9 November 2026 · 31,243 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Paul McDonald: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Paul McDonald
Director of Health Equals
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press citations on 1 topic since 24 Aug 2026 · last quoted 14 Sept 2026
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Paul McDonald: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Director of Health Equals
- Quoted on
- Health inequalities
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 14 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 24 Aug 2026
04 The signal · where Paul McDonald sits on health inequalities
Ranked 9= of 100 voices quoted in the press on health inequalities, level with 13 others on 2 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Guohua LiAcademicProfessor of Epidemiology and Mieczyslaw Finster Professor of Anesthesiology; founding director, Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health6 - 2=
Sir Michael MarmotAcademicProfessor of Epidemiology and Director, UCL Institute of Health Equity, University College London5 - 2=
Dr Amir KhanClinicianGP Partner, The Ridge Medical Practice5 - 9=
Diana HernandezAcademicAssociate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health2 - 9=Dr Andy KnoxClinicianacting medical director of Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated care board2
- 9=Paul McDonaldSector leaderDirector of Health Equals2
- 9=Jenny CatarocheRegulatorHead of Public Health Intelligence, Public Health Services, Health and Social Care (States of Guernsey)2
- 9=Jo PedenClinicianConsultant in Public Health and International Health, Public Health Wales (WHO Collaborating Centre for Investment in Health and Well-being)2
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05 On the record · press
What Paul McDonald has said
By outlet · linked articles
- chroniclelive.co.uk1
- standard.co.uk1
Where Paul McDonald has been quoted
- 01Health leader highlights grassroots 'momentum' behind push to slash inequalities - but says 'joined up plan' is neededchroniclelive.co.uk · 14 Sept 2026
- 02Revealed: Shocking 15-year life expectancy gap across London - check your areastandard.co.uk · 24 Aug 2026
Verbatim
“Our health should be a national priority, and change is possible.”
“Your postcode shouldn't determine your shelf life. But in the UK, it does. Let's not forget that behind these figures are real people with families, loved ones, jobs, hobbies – and their lives are being cut short because of things out of their control.”
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