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Record by topic

  1. Learning disability & autism53rd of 90548.0
  2. Public health & prevention37th of 70030.0
  3. Mental health147th of 89024.0
  4. Dentistry access23rd of 19715.0
  5. Elderly care & frailty9th of 24912.0
  6. Palliative & end of life care140th of 5409.0
  7. Unpaid carers78th of 2969.0
  8. Health inequalities50th of 2999.0
  9. Cancer247th of 6416.0
  10. NHS waiting lists213th of 5436.0
  11. Adult social care & reform113th of 3976.0
  12. NHS & care workforce/staffing124th of 3143.0
  13. Heart disease & stroke178th of 4073.0
  14. Dementia112th of 2633.0
  15. GP access95th of 2473.0
  16. Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
  17. Medical ethics & regulation102nd of 2263.0

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What they’ve said

  • “…More than 300,000 people are currently on rural social housing waiting lists, and at current build rates, it would take 89 years to clear the backlog. I welcome the Bill’s measures to disapply right to buy in national parks and designated rural areas.”

    Social Housing Bill [Lords] · 2026-09-10 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…Pharmacy First in January 2024, pharmacies in West Dorset have helped to avoid as many as 8,737 GP appointments. Those figures demonstrate the enormous contribution pharmacies make to our local NHS and why we cannot afford to lose them.”

    Pharmacies: Government Funding · 2026-09-09 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…Amendment 49 would require the dental funding formula to account for rurality, an ageing population, disability, transport costs and recruitment difficulties.…”

    Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…ave to cover more miles, social care workers have to spend more time travelling with patients, and a child with special educational needs has to travel a larger distance to reach the right school. At the same time, Dorset has one of the oldest populations in the country: 31% of residents are aged 65 or over.”

    Rural Upper-tier Local Authorities · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…I could go on. We often discuss young people’s mental health in this House, and rightly so. Rural areas like West Dorset have worse access to services, and children often struggle to get the help that they need, but we should also recognise that sport is one of the most effective preventive public health interventions…”

    Rugby in Schools · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗

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