Biography
Dame Caroline Dinenage has engaged extensively on health and social care through 27 debate speeches, with particular focus on end-of-life care, where she spoke multiple times in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, advocating for regulation and safeguards around life-ending substances and devices. She has also raised concerns about NHS waiting lists, healthcare provision for veterans in her Gosport constituency, postcode disparities in cancer treatment access, and regulatory gaps in the funeral industry. Her contributions reflect consistent advocacy for patient choice, professional regulation, and addressing inequalities in service provision across the health and social care system.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…New clause 41 would place a duty on the Human Tissue Authority to establish and maintain a register of every business brought within its oversight, with how that register operates set by regulation, so that for the first time a grieving family could check, before they hand over the body of a loved one, whether the busi…”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care67th of 56821.0
- Adult social care & reform32nd of 37615.0
- Mental health290th of 88012.0
- Learning disability & autism307th of 89912.0
- Cancer180th of 6229.0
- NHS waiting lists140th of 5349.0
- Medical ethics & regulation1st of 136.0
- Care home closures & provider failure3rd of 476.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
What they’ve said
“…Secretary of State, within six months of the Bill passing, to extend the remit of the Human Tissue Authority beyond hospital mortuaries, which it currently covers, to funeral directors, private mortuaries, direct cremation services and any other organisation that transports or holds the bodies of the deceased.…”
Health Bill · 2026-09-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The new Conservative administration that has just taken over Gosport borough council has inherited a 541-strong waiting list for council houses, and the NHS waiting list for treatment has gone up by 17,000 across Hampshire, this year alone.”
Operation Valour · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…le the health benefits to the public of maintaining hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, the demonstrable mental health impact of engaging with arts and culture, and all the educational enrichment they offer. But all that is under threat. Charities are under more strain than ever.”
Membership-based Charity Organisations · 2025-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The hon. Lady is being incredibly generous in giving way. Given the focus on cutting waiting lists and tackling NHS challenges, how does the hon. Lady feel about the employer national insurance contribution changes, which also fell on GP surgeries, care homes and children’s hospices? Those changes are proving to be an…”
Seasonal Work · 2025-12-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“A constituent of mine recently had successful high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for prostate cancer, which was at Charing Cross hospital because it is not even offered to men at Portsmouth hospitals, despite being a less invasive treatment with fewer long-term health implications.”
Cancer Care · 2025-11-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
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