Catherine Atkinson
Derby North
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 379th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 30%. 17 contributions since 2024-07-24.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism314th of 96715.0
- Mental health286th of 86912.0
- Public health & prevention222nd of 7349.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- Unpaid carers157th of 2773.0
- GP access89th of 2323.0
- Palliative & end of life care344th of 5733.0
- Dentistry access99th of 1913.0
What they’ve said
“The Office of the Chief Coroner has continued work to improve access to prevention of future deaths reports, while the Government seek to strengthen arrangements for responding to concerns raised through them, including better and more strategic use of technology.”
Public Office (Accountability) Bill · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…will extend the duty to investigations into police misconduct; to serious healthcare incidents, including major maternity reviews, such as the Leeds and Sussex maternity services reviews; to serious health and safety investigations; and to key ombudsman investigations, transforming the ability of these investigations t…”
Public Office (Accountability) Bill · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Other Members raised the Nottingham maternity review, which I have followed closely, as I have the work of the Government’s maternity adviser, my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh), because of my experience in Nottingham when I was giving birth to my eldest son in 2014.”
Public Office (Accountability) Bill · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is absolutely right that recommendations are tracked and that we ensure there is a clear way of giving everyone confidence that recommendations will be implemented.”
Public Office (Accountability) Bill · 2026-07-14 ·