Biography
Jayne Kirkham has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS pressures including corridor care, dentistry access in Cornwall, and learning disability provision. Her contributions have addressed systemic issues across mental health, workforce shortages, waiting lists, and elderly care, frequently highlighting regional health inequalities affecting her rural constituency. She has also raised healthcare concerns affecting specific populations, including veterans' access to medical records and diabetes management for HGV drivers.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…By addressing early on the physical and mental health inequalities that boys and men face, we create the structural conditions whereby young men can succeed. For the last three years, I have tried to be both dad and mum.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism59th of 89945.0
- NHS waiting lists31st of 53424.0
- Cancer76th of 62218.0
- Mental health241st of 88015.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing25th of 30212.0
- Dentistry access41st of 1949.0
- A&E & ambulance response34th of 2589.0
- Adult social care & reform99th of 3766.0
- Elderly care & frailty30th of 2366.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
- Unpaid carers158th of 2833.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking41st of 1393.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- Diabetes68th of 1903.0
What they’ve said
“…It is really important and very timely. Corridor care is a visible symptom of the pressure our NHS is under. According to Age UK, the number of people experiencing corridor care has grown 563-fold since 2015.”
NHS Corridor Care · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…t could be looked at and rolled out on a wider scale, given how many prisoners—particularly male prisoners—have autistic traits?…”
Prison Safety · 2026-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank the hon. Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance) and others for securing this important debate. Cornwall is a dental desert. Healthwatch Cornwall’s 2024 report found that every single NHS practice was closed to new adult patients.”
NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I certainly agree with the hon. Member. We have talked a bit about SEND provision, and hon. Members here who sit on the all-party parliamentary group on the armed forces community know much more about that than me.”
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-06-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It seems clear that the lack of early-years intervention, the lack of SEND support and the cuts to youth services in the past 14 years have let down a generation of our children.”
Youth Justice · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
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