Biography
Alex McIntyre has engaged extensively on health and social care through 32 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS waiting lists, GP and dentistry access, and mental health services in his Gloucester constituency. He has highlighted specific improvements since the Labour Government took office, including a 92% reduction in waiting list numbers in Gloucester and progress on new dental practices and GP surgeries, while emphasising that further action remains necessary. His contributions span multiple health topics including SEND support, maternity pay, resident doctors' industrial action, and public health measures such as drug controls.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…using remains one of the biggest challenges in my inbox, and I meet weekly with constituents who are stuck on a waiting list for social housing. In fact, almost 5,000 families in Gloucester are waiting for somewhere to call home.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism187th of 89921.0
- Maternity & neonatal29th of 43821.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing14th of 30218.0
- NHS waiting lists55th of 53418.0
- Mental health290th of 88012.0
- Dentistry access41st of 1949.0
- Diabetes33rd of 1906.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
What they’ve said
“…The Health and Social Care Committee has suggested an amendment to the Health Bill that would put the mental health investment standard into statute, so that we could increase investment in our mental health services, bring down the backlog of people waiting for mental health treatment and get more young people in Glou…”
Milburn Review: Interim Report · 2026-06-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Since the general election, there are 10,000 fewer people stuck on NHS waiting lists in my constituency of Gloucester, we have the green light for two new NHS dental practices, and a new GP surgery is being built in Hucclecote.”
Health Bill · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I welcome the Government’s commitment to making sure that every child with SEND in Gloucester gets the support they need at the earliest stage of their education. I also welcome the £4.6 million investment in the Experts at Hand service in Gloucestershire coming for the next academic year.”
Special Educational Needs Support · 2026-04-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…This Government inherited a SEND system that did not include parents and carers in the conversation, did not value their children and had led to a complete breakdown of trust between families and the system that was meant to support them. I am pleased that this Government have made fixing that system a top priority.”
SEND Provision and Reform · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Does the Secretary of State agree with me that the fact that the Government have listened to the concerns of resident doctors about training places, and have acted at pace to bring forward the legislation, shows that we as a Government are committed to fixing the problems left behind by the Conservative Government? Doe…”
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill · 2026-01-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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