Biography
Dr Savage has engaged extensively with health and social care through 29 debate speeches, with particular focus on community hospitals, A&E pressures, and ambulance response times. Her contributions have highlighted specific concerns including cardiac emergencies in rural settings, lengthy ambulance handovers in the south-west, and the role of community hospitals in supporting elderly and vulnerable patients. She has also raised health-related issues affecting constituents, including stroke recovery, mould-related respiratory problems, and mental health impacts on farmers.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Last year, according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, around 15,860 patients died in NHS A&E departments in England while waiting for care that could have saved them. That is roughly 1,300 people every month—nearly 10 times the figure recorded in 2015.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism122nd of 89930.0
- Mental health241st of 88015.0
- Heart disease & stroke29th of 39812.0
- A&E & ambulance response34th of 2589.0
- Cancer180th of 6229.0
- Maternity & neonatal101st of 4389.0
- Dementia60th of 2516.0
- NHS waiting lists207th of 5346.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
What they’ve said
“…ithout that ward for six months or a year, so you can continue to manage without it.” A constituent described a cardiac arrest at Cirencester, handled with what she called “absolute skill and excellence” by a team of senior staff working together to stabilise the patient before transfer to an acute hospital.”
Community Hospitals · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In the south-west, ambulance handovers at acute hospitals took more than 30 minutes in more than half of cases in January 2025—nearly 30% above the England average. A few months ago, I had the privilege to ride in an ambulance for a day. In what ended up being a 13-hour shift we attended only three call-outs.”
Community Hospitals · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Secondly, will the Government give a timeline, with dates, for the full restoration of maternity services in Gloucestershire, including post-natal provision at Stroud? Thirdly, will the Government give an honest account of how the shift from hospital to community will actually be delivered in rural areas? What oversigh…”
Community Hospitals · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…But over the years the services there have been eroded one by one: first A&E, then acute wards, paediatrics, maternity and blood services. In 2025, the day surgery unit was paused as part of NHS Gloucestershire’s centres of excellence trial.”
Community Hospitals · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“One of my constituents had a stroke last year. While he jumped through all the hoops required by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to get his driving licence restored, he was stranded in a rural village with no bus service, struggling to get to shops, medical appointments and so on. Does the hon.”
Small Towns: Transport Links · 2026-06-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
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