Karin Smyth

Bristol South

Labour

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 5th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 1%. 335 contributions since 2024-07-17.

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“…measures to improve gynaecology services and women’s access to care, including piloting gynaecology pathways in community diagnostic centres for patients with post-menopausal bleeding, increasing the relative funding available to incentivise providers to take on more gynaecology procedures, and using surgical hubs to h…”
Health Bill (Seventeenth sitting) · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Edmunds and Stowmarket have outlined, by taking the action that is so necessary to help and support people with respiratory disease.…”
Health Bill (Sixteenth sitting) · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Friend for bringing his experience to bear on this matter. I absolutely agree. New clause 82 stems from that resident doctors dispute. One of the first things that we did was to agree the 10-point plan with regard to the management in trusts.”
Health Bill (Seventeenth sitting) · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As I said, our view is very pragmatic: it is to support the treatment of patients to get waiting lists down. That is what our constituents deserve. Where capacity can be used, we want to make sure that that choice is available.…”
Health Bill (Sixteenth sitting) · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗