Biography
Karin Smyth engaged extensively on the Health Bill through 40 debate speeches across 12 health topics, with particular focus on health inequalities, cancer care, mental health, and NHS waiting lists. Her contributions demonstrate deep engagement with legislative detail, including discussions on service frameworks, integrated care board governance, and patient safety measures. She drew on personal experience—including her own cancer diagnosis—to anchor arguments about patient-centred care and prevention priorities within the government's 10-year health plan.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“I apologise, but I am going to press on. There is a lot to get through. We are committed to tackling health inequalities wherever they arise. There are strong duties on both ICBs and the Secretary of State to tackle these inequalities, and we remain firmly committed to doing so.”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists2nd of 534234.0
- Mental health7th of 880189.0
- Maternity & neonatal2nd of 438138.0
- Cancer7th of 622132.0
- Public health & prevention6th of 688111.0
- Adult social care & reform2nd of 376105.0
- Health inequalities1st of 28893.0
- A&E & ambulance response2nd of 25893.0
- Palliative & end of life care11th of 56890.0
- GP access3rd of 24187.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing4th of 30257.0
- Learning disability & autism43rd of 89954.0
- Children's health2nd of 15733.0
- Dentistry access5th of 19433.0
- Heart disease & stroke7th of 39830.0
- Elderly care & frailty3rd of 23624.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking5th of 13924.0
- Unpaid carers24th of 28321.0
- Diabetes12th of 19021.0
- Rare diseases6th of 20218.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)7th of 14218.0
- Dementia14th of 25115.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
- Care home closures & provider failure13th of 473.0
- Long Covid16th of 553.0
What they’ve said
“…are doing directly with their trusts to understand the impact of the work that we are doing to bring down those waiting lists and improve access for patients. As I have said, corridor care is a sign of systemic failure in the system and is unacceptable.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan), about corridor care. The Government have been consistently clear that corridor care is not an acceptable standard of care and should not be normalised, and it is our intention to reduce and ultimately eradicate it.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I thank her for the way she worked with me in Committee on the issue of a maternity commissioner—an issue that I think unites the House. As the hon. Member knows, we have accepted the recommendation from Baroness Amos’s national investigation into maternity and neonatal care.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Care Act 2014 already includes duties to assess and address carers’ current and future needs, and of course, we want to ensure that carers get the full benefit of the single patient record. To achieve this, we intend to use our regulation powers, which are already in the Bill.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…New Clause 97 Care and support: involvement of others and visitors “In section 1 of the Care Act 2014 (promoting individual well-being), in subsection (3)— (a) after paragraph (e) insert— “(ea) the importance of the individual being able to involve other people in such decisions and of those people receiving the inform…”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
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