“…Healthy life expectancy in the UK has fallen by more than two years in the past decade. As the ONS figures show, it is at its lowest level since the present series began—a watershed moment. I will refer to Sir Charlie Mayfield’s Keep Britain Working review. We are growing older and living longer but getting sick sooner.”
Record by topic
- Mental health377th of 89010.5
- NHS & care workforce/staffing107th of 3144.0
- Learning disability & autism594th of 9054.0
- Maternity & neonatal231st of 4534.0
- Medical ethics & regulation91st of 2264.0
- Health inequalities244th of 2992.5
- Diabetes160th of 1992.0
- Elderly care & frailty171st of 2492.0
- Cancer520th of 6412.0
Also active on nhs & care workforce/staffing
What they’ve said
“…in health know that it is the nurse who really is closest to the patient at times of suffering, difficulty and frailty. That shone through in her remarks today. We are privileged indeed that she is our archbishop. We all pay tribute to her for the topic of the day, following on from the Pope’s encyclical.”
Artificial Intelligence: Impact on Human Relationships and Society · 2026-06-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ry child is included in the nation’s highest aspirations” and in which no child should be held back by poverty, special educational needs or lack of respect for vocational education. Well, that is quite a challenge on the day that an 11-year high in youth unemployment has been announced.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I should also say that I am the mother of a gynaecologist and the grandmother of a medical student. Cancer is one of those issues that tells us quickly and clearly whether a health system can turn scientific excellence into public benefit.”
Cancer Outcomes in the UK · 2026-04-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…sickfluencers”: those on social media coaching people on how to make successful claims for disability benefits, mental health, neurodiversity and PIP. A quarter of the population is now classified as disabled, and there is three times the increase in those claiming disability benefits, as the Minister will know.”
Youth Unemployment · 2026-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I wonder whether the Minister could come back on the point I made to her last week about resident doctors taking industrial action and then signing on as locums at a premium rate in another health authority or hospital, whether in the NHS or otherwise. Resident doctors are doing the profession enormous harm.”
Resident Doctors: Industrial Action · 2025-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
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Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily quoting them directly.
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