Biography
Dave Doogan has engaged extensively on health and social care through 27 debate speeches, raising topics including GP access, NHS waiting lists, elderly care, mental health, and workforce issues. His contributions frequently compare Scottish health service performance favourably to England and Wales, citing statistics such as higher GP ratios in Scotland and better A&E performance, while criticizing UK Government spending decisions affecting health providers and the social care sector. He has particularly challenged Government policy on national insurance contributions affecting GP surgeries, dentists, pharmacies and social care providers.
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“…That is precisely the same sort of budget-cutting, finger-crossing nonsense from the MOD that sees the geriatric Land Rover not replaced until 2030, Sandown and Hunt removed before they are replaced, and C-130 retired before low-level parachute drops can take place from the A400M.”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care33rd of 56841.0
- GP access19th of 24112.0
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Elderly care & frailty30th of 2366.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking41st of 1393.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
What they’ve said
“…Well, he knew that Mandelson had a serious human frailty for other people’s wealth. We knew that Mandelson was involved with the Russians. We knew that Mandelson was sacked twice as a Government Minister.”
Security Vetting · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…d’s licensing unit does, many of my constituents and others in Scotland still have to run the gauntlet with the general practice regime, which is by no means straightforward; that is certainly also something that should be looked at.”
Firearms Licensing · 2026-02-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The SNP is broadly supportive of the contents of the Bill. It is an important Armed Forces Bill; it is hard to remember another Armed Forces Bill that stepped into such a yawning breach between the armed forces capabilities that we have and the armed forces capabilities that we need.”
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-01-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…med that that is the intention even if the independent evaluation of the Thistle deems the pilot to have been a public health success. The Home Office’s approach effectively places a ceiling on how the Thistle model can further evolve.”
Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption Facility · 2026-01-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“For the UK Government to decline to take part in the atrocity prevention programme in Sudan is regrettable, and for the UK Government to fail in their due diligence on arms export diversions via the UAE to the RSF is disgraceful, but for the UK Government to have done both looks alarmingly like ambivalence or even comp…”
Sudan: Humanitarian Situation · 2025-12-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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