Biography
Douglas McAllister has engaged with health and social care topics predominantly through debate speeches across 11 distinct policy areas, with particular emphasis on cancer diagnosis and treatment, unpaid carers' support, and palliative care provision. His contributions frequently draw on constituency experiences and local organisations, such as advocating for better leukaemia diagnosis outcomes, calling for increased statutory maternity pay, and highlighting funding pressures on Scottish hospices. He has also raised cross-cutting issues including asbestos-related lung cancer compensation law and dementia care, often connecting personal experience to broader policy concerns.
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“The mental health charity Stepping Stones in my constituency celebrates its 35th anniversary tomorrow. It is a member-led organisation, founded in 1991 by local people, that provides mental health services, and it supports around 1,000 referrals each year. It does so at a time when uncertainty looms over future funding.”
Record by topic
- Cancer50th of 62224.0
- NHS waiting lists72nd of 53415.0
- Maternity & neonatal68th of 43812.0
- Mental health290th of 88012.0
- Unpaid carers68th of 2839.0
- Palliative & end of life care213th of 5686.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
- Diabetes68th of 1903.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
What they’ve said
“…difficulty is that the principle relating to mesothelioma does not apply to sufferers of asbestos-related lung cancer, despite the fact that the diseases are strikingly similar.”
Asbestos-related Lung Cancer: Compensation Act 2006 · 2026-03-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I have called this Adjournment debate on the subject of the Compensation Act 2006 and asbestos-related lung cancer because I wish to bring to the attention of this House an injustice in the way the law treats victims of asbestos-related disease, and to urge the Government to review the operation of section 3 of the Com…”
Asbestos-related Lung Cancer: Compensation Act 2006 · 2026-03-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Will the hon. Member join me in commending the work of Diabetes Scotland and its efforts to improve testing, screening and early diagnosis in Scotland?…”
Type 1 Diabetes: Infant Testing · 2026-03-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The hospice sector in Scotland is under severe and growing financial pressure, with two thirds of hospices making cuts or planning to do so in the near future. That is due to underfunding that has left hospices stretched to breaking point; many are forced to cut services at a time when they are needed more than ever.”
Palliative Care · 2026-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I welcome the focus of the national cancer plan on diagnosing cancer faster. That is needed across all cancers, but particularly for leukaemia. Research by Leukaemia UK has found that one in four patients face an avoidable delay in their diagnosis, and that 37% of patients are diagnosed in an emergency setting.”
Cancer Diagnosis · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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