“I welcome the statement, and I hope that the national care service affords an opportunity to develop a sufficient road map to community support for the more than 3,000 people with a learning disability and autism who are currently locked away in secure mental health units that are inappropriate and, in some cases, acti…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism5th of 905204.0
- Mental health22nd of 89099.0
- Children's health4th of 16527.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing17th of 31415.0
- NHS waiting lists105th of 54312.0
- Maternity & neonatal78th of 45312.0
- Dementia32nd of 2639.0
- Elderly care & frailty14th of 2499.0
- Health inequalities50th of 2999.0
- A&E & ambulance response56th of 2726.0
- Cancer247th of 6416.0
- GP access52nd of 2476.0
- Adult social care & reform113th of 3976.0
- Medical ethics & regulation102nd of 2263.0
- Dentistry access105th of 1973.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)49th of 1463.0
- Assisted dying202nd of 3923.0
- Unpaid carers170th of 2963.0
- Heart disease & stroke178th of 4073.0
- Women's health & gynaecology100th of 2123.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking45th of 1453.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“…h greater accountability, via the education Bill, for the health sector in delivering the health element of the SEND system. What work has been done with her colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care in that regard?…”
SEND: Cross-Government Work · 2026-09-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…My plea to the Secretary of State today is for any upcoming changes, particularly through the SEND reform, to take account of what disabled children are able to do, and for her to meet the charity Teach Me Too, which campaigns for all children, regardless of their disability, to have access to literacy from an early ag…”
Education and Skills Reform · 2026-09-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Her daughter Winnie has cerebral palsy, and her EHCP clearly states that she requires a physiotherapist, but the family have been forced to arrange that for themselves. Countless other families are in the same position.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Bill, which will protect and strengthen our health service for decades to come, but for children with special educational needs and disabilities who are disproportionately impacted by not getting the healthcare that they need, I believe that it should go further.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As I was saying, the statutory duty to deliver EHCPs sits solely with local authorities. In practice, that means that councils are the only bodies that can be held legally responsible for providing the service that a disabled child needs to access education, including health services such as occupational or speech and…”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
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