Mr Adnan Hussain is the Independent MP for Blackburn, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 597th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 47%. 9 contributions since 2024-10-08.
What they’ve raised
Mr Hussain has engaged on health and social care through nine debate speeches, with a strong focus on conditions affecting his Blackburn constituency, particularly health inequalities, GP access, and hospital pressures at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. His contributions frequently highlight the area's deprivation and high patient-to-GP ratios, linking these to systemic failures in NHS capacity and winter preparedness, while also raising concerns about mental health support, carers' needs, and early intervention in special educational needs. He has consistently called for targeted, needs-based funding solutions and accountability in service delivery for disadvantaged areas.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- GP access28th of 2329.0
- Health inequalities72nd of 2776.0
- Learning disability & autism463rd of 8986.0
- Mental health469th of 8676.0
- Adult social care & reform180th of 3613.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1393.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking40th of 1323.0
What they’ve said
“The hon. Member and I share the same local authority and all our constituents are affected by the corridor care crisis at the Royal Blackburn hospital, which ranks seventh for A&E corridor care and fifth for ward corridor care, despite the management and the executive team working extremely hard.”
NHS Corridor Care · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We saw the same passing of the buck in safeguarding, in grooming gang cases and in mental health. We have heard today about reviews, frameworks and guidance, but not about enforcement.”
Southport Inquiry · 2026-04-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Blackburn is one of the most deprived towns in the country, and the health inequalities are stark. Despite that, Blackburn has the third-highest patient to GP ratio in the UK.”
GP Contract · 2026-03-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…With winter admissions rising, what targeted support for staffing, bed capacity and GP access will be provided to places such as Blackburn? Does the Secretary of State accept that winter resilience is impossible without fixing primary care in the hardest hit communities, such as Blackburn?…”
NHS: Winter Preparedness · 2025-12-15 · Read on Hansard ↗