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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Learning disability & autism
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Sector leader
Sean Phillips
Head of policy, The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN)
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press citations on 1 topic since 9 Oct 2026 · last quoted 10 Oct 2026
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Sean Phillips: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Head of policy, The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN)
- Quoted on
- Learning disability & autism
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 9 Oct 2026
04 The signal · where Sean Phillips sits on learning disability & autism
Ranked 21= of 100 voices quoted in the press on learning disability & autism, level with 39 others on 2 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Jon SparkesSector leaderChief Executive, Royal Mencap Society22 - 2
Professor Peter FonagyAcademicProfessor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science; Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London (UCL)21 - 3=
Sir Simon WesselyAcademicRegius Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London9 - 21=Joshua StottAcademicProfessor, department of psychology and language sciences, University College London2
- 21=Dr Claudia AymerichClinicianconsultant psychiatrist at Berkeley Psychiatrists2
- 21=Sean PhillipsSector leaderHead of policy, The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN)2
- 21=Mukesh KripalaniClinicianLead adult consultant psychiatrist, ADHD Centre2
- 21=Niruban RatnarajahClinicianDirector and ADHD clinical lead, Neurodivergems2
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05 On the record · press
What Sean Phillips has said
By outlet · linked articles
- ladbible.com1
- theguardian.com1
Where Sean Phillips has been quoted
- 01ADHD and autism assessment changes could affect 810,000 people waiting for answersladbible.com · 10 Oct 2026
- 02NHS faces exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinicstheguardian.com · 9 Oct 2026
Verbatim
“While all of IHPN members who deliver ADHD and autism assessments are CQC registered - with 83% rated good or outstanding - we have long called for greater 'end-to-end' oversight of neurodevelopmental provision and it's welcome to see that the CQC have confirmed they will now be regulating all providers of ADHD and autism assessments.”
“While all of IHPN members who deliver ADHD and autism assessments are CQC registered - with 83% rated good or outstanding - we have long called for greater 'end to end' oversight of neurodevelopmental provision and it's welcome to see that the CQC have confirmed they will now be regulating all providers of ADHD and autism assessments.”
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