Biography
Andrew George has engaged extensively on health and social care through 25 debate speeches and committee work, with particular focus on systemic issues including palliative care, NHS workforce pressures, maternity safety, and social care integration. His contributions emphasise concerns about staff shortages, whistleblowing protections, and access barriers—notably highlighting how frontline healthcare workers face budgetary pressures and how SEND provision relies on parents' confidence to navigate tribunal systems. He has drawn on Health and Social Care Committee membership to raise specific concerns about delayed hospital discharges, pharmacy viability, and the need for better integration between health and social care services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Another theme is that people somehow believe that there is a binary choice available to us on palliative care: that we should either have 100% palliative care, or can go down the route of backing the Bill—or rather, that we should not support such a Bill until we have 100% perfect wraparound universal palliative care a…”
Record by topic
- A&E & ambulance response13th of 25824.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking12th of 13912.0
- Learning disability & autism382nd of 8999.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 3026.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Dentistry access100th of 1943.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- Maternity & neonatal356th of 4382.5
What they’ve said
“…fare benefits” and “dependency”, and more of the language of “investment in people”, particularly investment in mental health services. Will he work with Ministers in the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure that people are supported before they need benefits, and that we invest in people so that their talent…”
Timms Review: Interim Report · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Secretary of State said that “staff shortages can have a dangerous impact”, and indeed they can. Although he and Baroness Amos refer to culture, a lot of that culture is to do with budgetary and other pressures that result in members of staff on the frontline being belittled and discouraged from blowing the whistle…”
National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…erage compared with other constituencies that have been mentioned, and Pharmacy First saves approximately 2,500 GP appointments per annum. That initiative is certainly delivering but, as previous speakers have said, it could deliver a great deal more.”
Community Pharmacies · 2026-06-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…For example, in 10% to 15% of stroke cases, mechanical thrombectomies are required, but in west Cornwall, people need to travel 80 miles to Plymouth to get that service. That geographic inequality is reflected in other areas of sub-specialty too.”
Health Bill · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…But he also recognises that EHCPs are not coming through at the level they should within the 20 weeks—certainly, it is about the 10% level—so having the legal backing and framework is not delivering the outcome.…”
SEND Provision and Reform · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
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