Dr Caroline Johnson is the Conservative MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, and has been an MP continually since 8 December 2016. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care). Sits on the Education Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 6th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 1%. 311 contributions since 2024-09-04.
What they’ve raised
Dr Caroline Johnson has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches during the Health Bill proceedings in July 2026, with particular focus on NHS waiting lists (especially gynaecology services), workforce issues, and service delivery infrastructure. She has tabled numerous new clauses addressing topics including hospice funding certainty, radiotherapy capacity, dental access, palliative care, NHS management regulation, and technology implementation, while also raising concerns about the Government's progress on commitments including women's health and the long-term conditions strategy. Her contributions reflect both clinical expertise as an NHS consultant paediatrician and detailed scrutiny of government policy implementation and performance data.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention2nd of 683255.0
- Cancer4th of 613165.0
- NHS waiting lists4th of 530123.0
- Children's health1st of 153117.0
- Maternity & neonatal3rd of 427102.0
- Mental health16th of 86799.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing2nd of 29578.0
- Palliative & end of life care16th of 55263.0
What they’ve said
“…Despite resident doctors having a 28.9% pay rise, we have seen damaging strike action across the NHS: the Minister wrote that the strike action has cost £1 billion since July 2024. The latest round of strikes in April 2026 led to the cancellation of almost 50,000 appointments, on this Government’s watch.”
Health Bill (Seventeenth sitting) · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It may mean that the date on which the person is added to the waiting list for an appointment is a couple of days later. That may slow things down and improve the figures, but I cannot see any clinical benefit from mandating it.”
Health Bill (Seventeenth sitting) · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The GMC regulates doctors, the Nursing and Midwifery Council regulates nurses and midwives, and different bodies represent other professionals in the health service—but not managers. The Government said that there would be such a register.”
Health Bill (Seventeenth sitting) · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The latest NHS statistics show that waiting lists are rising under this Government. The trend is particularly acute for gynaecology services. More women are awaiting admission to hospital for gynaecology treatment or procedures than in July 2024.”
Health Bill (Seventeenth sitting) · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗