Biography
Gideon Amos has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with a particularly strong focus on maternity services at Musgrove Park hospital in Taunton, which he has raised repeatedly due to its poor infrastructure including water leaks and extreme temperatures affecting staff and patients. Beyond maternity, he has contributed to debates on NHS dentistry access (particularly in Somerset where he cites significant shortages), adult social care funding pressures on local councils, and children's health issues including language delays and special educational needs support. His contributions reflect a consistent pattern of advocating for his constituents while engaging across multiple health policy areas including the Health Bill, NHS capital spending, and local government finance.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“On safety, does my hon. Friend agree about the gravity of the national maternity review, which found that Musgrove Park hospital was the “most challenging” estate in the country? If it is the most challenging estate in the country, does my hon.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism32nd of 89966.0
- Maternity & neonatal18th of 43830.0
- Adult social care & reform14th of 37627.0
- NHS waiting lists37th of 53421.0
- Dentistry access15th of 19421.0
- Public health & prevention56th of 68821.0
- Mental health188th of 88018.0
- Cancer98th of 62215.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)21st of 1426.0
- Children's health28th of 1576.0
- Heart disease & stroke174th of 3983.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
What they’ve said
“Over the summer, the national maternity review confirmed what we all feared in Taunton: Musgrove Park hospital’s maternity unit is the most challenging estate in the country. It cannot be right that mums are giving birth in 30° heat, and that staff are fainting when they are looking after them.”
Direction of Government · 2026-09-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…resourced trading standards services, which means tackling the local government funding crisis—particularly the social care funding crisis, which is a burden under which councils such as Somerset are struggling.”
High Street Shops: Illicit Activity · 2026-06-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…My survey found that just under half had access to an NHS dentist. When I surveyed 2,000 people last year, things had got worse and only 35% of children in Taunton and Wellington could access an NHS dentist.”
NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…parents responded to my survey to record that they are paying £100 a year per child because they cannot access NHS dentists. That grosses up to £4 million spent by parents in my constituency in the last five years. In a cost of living crisis, that is clearly unacceptable.”
NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Bill will have a positive impact on patients or staff in Taunton and Wellington who use the maternity and paediatric department until and unless the promised new unit is brought forward. One of my constituents, Jeff, told me of their grandson Ryan, who was admitted to the ward a couple of weeks ago.”
Health Bill · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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