Biography
Greg Smith has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on special educational needs and disability provision in Buckinghamshire, sudden cardiac death in young people (initiating an adjournment debate on a constituent's tragic case), and brain cancer funding. His contributions reflect constituency-specific concerns alongside broader health system issues including NHS emergency response, genetic support services, and general practice adequacy. The member has consistently advocated for his constituents' experiences to inform policy, from SEND school provision to the systems failings highlighted in the cardiac arrest case.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“The Secretary of State referred to the Government’s SEND reforms as having been “built in partnership with parents”. I can assure her that many parents of SEND children in Mid Buckinghamshire are deeply concerned about the shape of those reforms and their one-size-fits-all nature.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism51st of 89948.0
- Maternity & neonatal14th of 43836.0
- Adult social care & reform17th of 37624.0
- Cancer66th of 62221.0
- Heart disease & stroke23rd of 39815.0
- A&E & ambulance response25th of 25812.0
- Mental health386th of 8809.0
- Palliative & end of life care158th of 5689.0
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Unpaid carers68th of 2839.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
What they’ve said
“…ing brought straight to the pitch, and despite multiple calls to 999, no one recognised that Adam was in sudden cardiac arrest. No cardiopulmonary resuscitation was started.”
Sudden Cardiac Death: Young People · 2026-09-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…To conclude, I have seven requests: first, that the CQC regularly assesses call handlers’ skill in recognising cardiac arrest and abnormal breathing; secondly, a fully independent review of NHS Pathways’ effectiveness and culture; thirdly, a correction to the record on which triage system was used, and how that error o…”
Sudden Cardiac Death: Young People · 2026-09-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The coroner also asked whether there is adequate sudden cardiac arrest training for coaches and referees at organised football matches. If young people are taking part in organised sport, those supervising them must know how to respond when something goes wrong.”
Sudden Cardiac Death: Young People · 2026-09-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The underlying condition was arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy—ARVC, a genetic heart disease, the first sign of which can be sudden cardiac arrest. This was a failure to identify a life-threatening emergency in real time, and it is why recognition, escalation and response matter so much.”
Sudden Cardiac Death: Young People · 2026-09-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…To start on that, we must have a clear breakdown of the total spend on brain cancers by year over the last decade and how that breaks down by actual treatments; research into treatments, including into how much has been spent on trials; research into other areas with a bearing on brain cancer outcomes; research into ho…”
Brain Cancer · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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