03 Profile
Vital Signsby Bridgehead
Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Diabetes
Rachel Connor: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Rachel Connor
Director of Research Partnerships, Breakthrough T1D
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dec 2025Jan 2026FebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date
6
press citations on 1 topic since 13 Nov 2025 · last quoted 21 Jan 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Rachel Connor: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Director of Research Partnerships, Breakthrough T1D
- Quoted on
- Diabetes
- Tracked press citations
- 6
- Most recently quoted
- 21 Jan 2026
- First quoted
- 13 Nov 2025
04 The signal · where Rachel Connor sits on diabetes
Ranked 17= of 100 voices quoted in the press on diabetes, level with 5 others on 6 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Douglas TwenefourClinicianHead of Clinical, Diabetes UK36 - 2
Dr Elizabeth RobertsonSector leaderDirector of Research and Clinical, Diabetes UK20 - 3=
Helen KnightRegulatorDirector of Medicines Evaluation, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)15 - 17=Rebecca ReynoldsAcademicProfessor, University of Edinburgh6
- 17=Helen KirraneSector leaderHead of policy, campaigns and mobilization at Diabetes UK6
- 17=Rachel ConnorSector leaderDirector of Research Partnerships, Breakthrough T1D6
- 23=Raj PatelClinicianPharmacist (known as Pharmacist Health Raj)5
- 23=Dr Faye RileySector leaderresearch communications lead at Diabetes UK5
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 17=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Rachel Connor has said
By outlet · linked articles
- bbc.com1
- diabetestimes.co.uk1
- expressandstar.com1
- independent.co.uk1
- liverpoolecho.co.uk1
Where Rachel Connor has been quoted
- 01National childhood type 1 diabetes screening is effective and could prevent thousands of emergency diagnosesdiabetestimes.co.uk · 21 Jan 2026
- 02Screening all UK children for type 1 diabetes would be effective, study saysbbc.com · 21 Jan 2026
- 03'Landmark' study paves the way for type 1 diabetes screening among childrenexpressandstar.com · 21 Jan 2026
- 04Children to receive type 1 diabetes screening on NHS after 'landmark' studyindependent.co.uk · 21 Jan 2026
- 05Girl, 8, told she has killer disease aged one hits huge milestone - Liverpool Echoliverpoolecho.co.uk · 14 Nov 2025
- 06'Normal' bedwetting and drowsiness in children could be sign of deadly diseasethesun.co.uk · 13 Nov 2025
Verbatim
“This is about rewriting the story of type 1 diabetes for thousands of families.”
“The findings from ELSA's first phase signal a major step towards a future in which type 1 diabetes can be detected early, managed proactively, and potentially delayed through immunotherapy.”
“By finding children in the earliest stages, we're not just preparing families, we're opening the door to treatments that can delay the need for insulin by years.”
“This is about rewriting the story of type 1 diabetes for thousands of families - instead of a devastating emergency, we can offer time, choices and hope.”
“This study gives us a missing piece of the puzzle, explaining why type 1 diabetes progresses so much faster in children than in adults.”
“This study gives us a missing piece of the puzzle, explaining why type 1 diabetes progresses so much faster in children than in adults.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
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.