“…From Windrush to Grenfell and the crisis in maternity care, those scandals represent individuals and communities who have been let down, where systemic discrimination has played no small part. Those are individuals whose dignity and rights were disregarded because of failings in the state apparatus.”
Record by topic
- Mental health50th of 89066.0
- Maternity & neonatal7th of 45354.0
- Learning disability & autism80th of 90539.0
- Women's health & gynaecology9th of 21224.0
- Cancer54th of 64124.0
- GP access12th of 24724.0
- Public health & prevention58th of 70021.0
- Dentistry access15th of 19721.0
- NHS waiting lists57th of 54318.0
- Unpaid carers41st of 29615.0
- Palliative & end of life care91st of 54015.0
- Dementia20th of 26312.0
- Heart disease & stroke29th of 40712.0
- Health inequalities29th of 29912.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing41st of 3149.0
- Diabetes21st of 1999.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)15th of 1469.0
- A&E & ambulance response36th of 2729.0
- Medical ethics & regulation102nd of 2263.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking45th of 1453.0
- Plastic & reconstructive surgery6th of 263.0
Also active on maternity & neonatal
What they’ve said
“…Reducing health inequalities should include making sure that no mother experiences the postcode lottery of breastfeeding support that is currently so apparent. So many breastfeeding services are run by volunteers, midwives on their days off or health visitors who are squeezing in the time to provide those services.”
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill · 2026-10-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Many of the midwives in my local maternity unit at St Richard’s run support groups in their spare time on their days off.…”
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill · 2026-09-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…At that group, we also learnt about developmental leaps, which I do not remember a midwife or a health visitor ever telling me about when my child was born. I could not understand why I put to bed a lovely calm child, and then a demon woke up and was so hard to soothe for three or four days.”
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill · 2026-09-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Breastfeeding strengthens babies’ immune systems and significantly reduces the risk of infections, obesity, asthma and long-term conditions such as type-2 diabetes.”
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill · 2026-09-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…There is also the harrowing case study that was covered by the BBC’s “Woman’s Hour” of a clinic that performed plastic surgery. Having encouraged customers to leave reviews on its website and on Trustpilot, the clinic had its lawyers pursue legal action against at least five individuals who dared to write negative revi…”
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation · 2026-09-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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