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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Unpaid carers
Rob Simkins: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Rob Simkins
Head of policy and public affairs, Carers Wales
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press citations on 1 topic since 19 Dec 2025 · last quoted 9 Jun 2026
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Rob Simkins: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Head of policy and public affairs, Carers Wales
- Quoted on
- Unpaid carers
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 9 Jun 2026
- First quoted
- 19 Dec 2025
04 The signal · where Rob Simkins sits on unpaid carers
Ranked 20= of 100 voices quoted in the press on unpaid carers, level with 11 others on 3 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Helen WalkerSector leaderChief Executive, Carers UK88 - 2
Emily HolzhausenSector leaderDirector of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK84 - 3
Kirsty McHughSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Carers Trust41 - 20=Monica ScottSector leaderCommunity and digital development worker, Connected Caring3
- 20=Keri MooreSector leaderCEO, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Carers3
- 20=Rob SimkinsSector leaderHead of policy and public affairs, Carers Wales3
- 20=Karen IronsSector leaderChief Executive, Carers Bucks3
- 20=Jo CasebourneAcademicChief executive of Foundations3
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 20=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Rob Simkins has said
By outlet · linked articles
- southwalesargus.co.uk2
- caerphilly.observer1
Where Rob Simkins has been quoted
- 01Survey: Unpaid carers in Wales feel undervalued and alone | South Wales Argussouthwalesargus.co.uk · 9 Jun 2026
- 02‘Harrowing’ distress now the norm for unpaid carers in Wales | South Wales Argussouthwalesargus.co.uk · 20 Dec 2025
- 03‘Harrowing’ distress now the norm for unpaid carers in Walescaerphilly.observer · 19 Dec 2025
Verbatim
“Without the sacrifice and dedication of hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers across Wales, our health and social care systems would be overwhelmed and hundreds of thousands of people receiving care would live more difficult lives.”
“Things are getting worse: anecdotally, we see that through our services but also that's what the research tells us.”
“Things are getting worse: anecdotally, we see that through our services but also that's what the research tells us.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
- Inverclyde carers invited to rights day afternoon tea | Greenock Telegraphgreenocktelegraph.co.uk
- Celebrating South Ayrshire's young carers at cAyrFest 2026 - Daily Recorddailyrecord.co.uk
- BCP Carers Rights Day 2026 event taking place on November 17 | Bournemouth Echobournemouthecho.co.uk
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 12 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.