Biography
Matthew Patrick has engaged with health and social care issues primarily through debate speeches, raising topics including NHS waiting lists, cancer treatment, assisted dying, palliative and end-of-life care, mental health, GP access, and learning disability and autism services across 12 contributions. His engagement has focused substantially on end-of-life care and assisted dying, with multiple speeches addressing palliative care quality and concerns about NHS readiness, and he has also emphasised reducing cancer waiting times and improving appointment access in Northern Ireland. Additionally, Patrick has highlighted hospice funding, particularly in relation to Claire House in his Wirral West constituency.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…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.”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care125th of 56812.0
- NHS waiting lists140th of 5349.0
- Mental health386th of 8809.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Assisted dying116th of 3716.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
What they’ve said
“…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 ↗
“…I am also aware of the potential impact on Northern Ireland’s health service, particularly the demand for GP appointments, as he mentioned. We have raised this, and I will be happy to write to him with an update in due course.…”
Public Services · 2026-01-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Where are we now? We should look at the situation when Labour came into power less than a year ago: NHS waiting lists were at record highs; 3 million people were shut out of work through ill health; universal credit allowance was at a 40-year low; young people were written off, with one in eight not in work, education…”
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill · 2025-07-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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