“…I recently received an email from the manager of the North Kent community diagnostic centre on East Hill, who has seen a significant increase in the number of patients not attending appointments, with many saying they are not receiving their appointment letters, notwithstanding the priority supposedly given to NHS corr…”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention12th of 70072.0
- Learning disability & autism103rd of 90533.0
- Cancer45th of 64127.0
- NHS waiting lists34th of 54324.0
- Mental health147th of 89024.0
- Health inequalities20th of 29915.0
- Palliative & end of life care91st of 54015.0
- Heart disease & stroke29th of 40712.0
- Dementia32nd of 2639.0
- Diabetes33rd of 1996.0
- A&E & ambulance response56th of 2726.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)23rd of 1466.0
- GP access52nd of 2476.0
- Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
- Adult social care & reform201st of 3973.0
Also active on public health & prevention
What they’ve said
“…ers across the whole country, including some of us who are soon to be pensioners, will be better off with a new national care service? I very much hope that it will not only provide free personal care but cap lifetime costs and improve the pay and conditions of those who work so hard in the care system, and that as a r…”
Pensions Triple Lock · 2026-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank my hon. Friend for his eloquent and moving speech, with lots of practical proposals. On maternity service failures, in April 2021, my constituents Phoebe and Jim Brooks tragically lost their much-wanted and loved son Jasper at Darent Valley hospital a few hours after he was born.”
Baby Loss Awareness Week · 2026-10-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ing he was suffering with muscle pain, the situation rapidly deteriorated, resulting in hospital admission with heart attack-like symptoms and his lips turning blue. John and Karen were not aware at this point that John had many of the signs of sepsis.”
Sepsis Awareness Month · 2026-09-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…One of them is the most common cause of death in the UK: dementia. An amendment that I tabled with the Alzheimer’s Society suggested that we bring the data on dementia, which is scattered right across the health system at the moment, into a single place to drive progress on early diagnosis and treatment.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…: how they will find affordable housing, cope with the cost of living and deal with growing challenges to their mental health and to their sense of community in a digital age.”
National Youth Strategy · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
Contributions reproduced under the Open Parliament Licence.
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily quoting them directly.