“…Currently, 6.21 million patients await 7.33 million appointments, and the waiting list has increased for the third time in the last four months. Can the Minister explain why the Bill has no targets for reducing NHS queues? The rich can have medical treatment whenever they want. The rest pay with their lives.”
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists208th of 5438.0
- Mental health469th of 8908.0
- Health inequalities124th of 2994.5
- Assisted dying293rd of 3922.5
- A&E & ambulance response233rd of 2722.0
- Children's health139th of 1652.0
- Adult social care & reform330th of 3972.0
- Unpaid carers257th of 2962.0
- Public health & prevention585th of 7002.0
- Dentistry access179th of 1972.0
Also active on nhs waiting lists
What they’ve said
“…The average healthy life expectancy has declined to 60.7 years for males and 60.9 years for females. In parts of Blackpool, it is 50.9 years for males and 51.2 years for females. In parts of Scotland, it is 44.8 years for males and 44.2 years for females.”
Preparing for an Ageing Society (Economic Affairs Committee Report) · 2026-09-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ng below the minimum living standard, declining life expectancy, potholed roads in every street, 7.6 million on NHS waiting lists in England alone, social care in disarray, universities in crisis, the poorest 20% paying a higher proportion of their income in direct and indirect taxes than the richest 20%, and the UK la…”
Direction of Government · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We now know that childhood poverty is a major cause of a declining healthy life expectancy, and there is a near 20-year gap between those in wealthy and deprived areas. Millions every year are sacrificed to the gods of fiscal rules, who set absolutely no target for poverty reduction.”
Child Poverty · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In 2025, England had a waiting list of 1.34 million households. In 2024-25 alone, England’s councils spent £2,842,091 on temporary and emergency accommodation, which could have been avoided if there was an adequate stock of social housing. This drain on the public purse has more than doubled in five years.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Millions rely on charity to survive. Further, one in four young people in England has a mental health condition. Victorian illnesses such as rickets and scurvy have returned. Three million people in the UK are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.”
Civil Preparedness for War · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
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Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily quoting them directly.
- Report highlights rural public health inequalitiesBBC
- Paying with our healthThe Health Foundation
- Accrington woman died while waiting 47 weeks for mental health talking therapyLancashire Telegraph