Biography
Ribeiro-Addy has engaged extensively on health and social care through 28 debate speeches, with a particular focus on maternity and neonatal care, rare diseases (especially sickle cell anaemia), and health inequalities affecting minority communities. She has championed structural reforms including a maternity commissioner role, highlighted racial disparities in NHS services such as blood donation deferrals disproportionately affecting Black donors, and raised concerns about specialist service closures. Her contributions reflect consistent advocacy for equitable healthcare access and have often intersected with broader social justice concerns including women's health, LGBT+ healthcare, and welfare support.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…I welcome the report, as well as the announcement of the new maternity and neonatal commissioner. It is vital that the report recognised structural racism, but that will mean nothing unless it leads to national standards that tackle inequality and deliver high-quality care for every mother and their baby.”
Record by topic
- Maternity & neonatal12th of 43842.0
- Mental health241st of 88015.0
- Public health & prevention125th of 68812.0
- Rare diseases17th of 20212.0
- Health inequalities48th of 2889.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
What they’ve said
“…As many hon. Members will know, maternity care is an issue of great importance to me. It is also of great importance to my constituents, as demonstrated by the hundreds who signed the petition.”
Maternity Commissioner · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ment has been made against every single piece of workplace equality legislation in history: it was made against maternity leave, it was made against equal pay, and it was made against flexible working.”
Statutory Menstrual Leave · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…For every day that the legislation is delayed, LGBT+ people are subjected to medical, psychiatric, psychological, religious and cultural and other abusive interventions that seek to change, “cure” or suppress their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.”
LGBT+ History Month · 2026-02-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Sickle cell anaemia is the UK’s fastest growing genetic condition, with nearly 300 babies born with it every year. Instead of specialist capacity increasing, we are seeing the sickle cell day unit at the Royal London hospital facing a questionable six-month trial closure.”
Business of the House · 2026-01-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for securing this crucial debate and for the incredible work that she has always done to shine a light on this issue.”
Violence against Women and Girls: London · 2025-11-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
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