Matthew Patrick is the Labour MP for Wirral West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 503rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 39%. 12 contributions since 2024-10-30.
What they’ve raised
Matthew Patrick has engaged on health and social care through 12 debate speeches, with a focus on cancer waiting times, NHS performance, and end-of-life care provision. He raised concerns about assisted dying in the context of current palliative care capacity, welcomed hospice funding increases, and highlighted variations in children's hospice support across England. He also discussed GP appointment demand in Northern Ireland and broader health service reform.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care117th of 55212.0
- NHS waiting lists137th of 5309.0
- Mental health380th of 8679.0
- Cancer224th of 6136.0
- Assisted dying111th of 3476.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8983.0
- GP access89th of 2323.0
What they’ve said
“…The importance of mental health for those who serve was mentioned earlier, and it was an important part of the conversation when I was at Dunmurry police station.”
Police Service of Northern Ireland Training College · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Improvements can be made. The hon. Member and I have talked about cancer waiting times; we can do those things now, and they do not have to wait for conversations about reform.…”
Public Service Reform · 2026-06-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It was my privilege to see some of the work being done there. Any efforts to bring down waiting times for cancer patients should be adopted. I will encourage this Government to do anything they can to share best practice from their own 10-year cancer plan.”
Public Services · 2026-02-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Friend. He is right to highlight that, just recently, England had the second best monthly fall in waiting lists for 15 years. In Northern Ireland, the 70,000-appointments target has been surpassed and we have hit 200,000 additional appointments.”
Public Services · 2026-02-11 · Read on Hansard ↗