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Vital Signsby Bridgehead
Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Sector leader · Heart disease & stroke
Ursula Ferguson: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Ursula Ferguson
Director of Care at Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke
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press citations on 2 topics since 19 Aug 2026 · last quoted 29 Oct 2026
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Ursula Ferguson: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Director of Care at Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 19 Aug 2026
04 The signal · where Ursula Ferguson sits on heart disease & stroke
Ranked 67= of 100 voices quoted in the press on heart disease & stroke, level with 33 others on 3 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Professor Bryan WilliamsSector leaderChief Scientific and Medical Officer, British Heart Foundation (BHF)51 - 2Dr Francesco Lo MonacoAcademicCardiologist, founder of the National Longevity Clinic32
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Dr Sonya Babu-NarayanClinicianClinical Director, British Heart Foundation20 - 67=Elizabeth JacksonSector leaderAmbulance support practitioner, North East Ambulance Service3
- 67=Marina BlockSector leaderHealth advisor, North East Ambulance Service3
- 67=Ursula FergusonSector leaderDirector of Care at Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke3
- 67=Adam CarrAcademiccritical care paramedic who leads the charity's CPR Smart programme3
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Robert H. Shmerling, MDAcademicSenior Faculty Editor and Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Health Publishing (Harvard Medical School)3
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05 On the record · press
What Ursula Ferguson has said
By outlet · linked articles
- belfastlive.co.uk2
- belfasttelegraph.co.uk1
- irishnews.com1
Where Ursula Ferguson has been quoted
- 01Co Down mum recounts 'terrifying' stroke experience: 'I was fit and used to play rugby for Ulster'belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 29 Oct 2026
- 02'I didn't know I had a hole in my heart until I had a stroke at 39': Co Down mum-of-twoirishnews.com · 29 Oct 2026
- 03'My stroke was put down to migraine - I didn't know about the hole in my heart'belfastlive.co.uk · 28 Oct 2026
- 04"Not being able to breathe is the scariest thing in the world"belfastlive.co.uk · 19 Aug 2026
Verbatim
“Having a stroke is a life-changing reality for thousands of people in our local community every year and people may also be surprised to learn that 5pc of stroke survivors in Northern Ireland are under 75.”
“Having a stroke is a life-changing reality for thousands of people in our local community every year and people may also be surprised to learn that 51% of stroke survivors in Northern Ireland are under 75”
“As Claire's story shows however there are other symptoms to be aware of, and it is important these are not discounted.”
“The funding will help us implement a three-year community respiratory support programme, Breathing Better, which is focused on self-management, wellbeing, peer connection, community capacity and health inequalities.”
Related media coverage
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