Biography
Mrs Sharon Hodgson has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on prevention-focused initiatives and health inequalities across multiple conditions including cancer, heart disease, respiratory health, and children's health. Her contributions have emphasised government commitments such as the 10-year health plan, lung cancer screening programmes, and investments in mental health support and family services. She has also raised operational NHS concerns including corridor care, ambulance response times, and business continuity planning for extreme weather events.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“I did so in my remarks just before the interventions—I said that I am sure the Lib Dems tried—but we are not here today to rehearse all that, although we are touching on it in a small way.”
Record by topic
- Cancer13th of 62272.0
- Public health & prevention16th of 68851.0
- Mental health123rd of 88027.0
- Learning disability & autism159th of 89924.0
- Heart disease & stroke12th of 39821.0
- Diabetes12th of 19021.0
- Health inequalities13th of 28821.0
- NHS waiting lists55th of 53418.0
- Rare diseases6th of 20218.0
- Children's health12th of 15712.0
- Maternity & neonatal68th of 43812.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing25th of 30212.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)15th of 1429.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking19th of 1396.0
- Long Covid16th of 553.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
What they’ve said
“…The NHS has delivered spirometry tests in community settings, including community diagnostic centres, to diagnose COPD missed in the pandemic, and the lung cancer screening programme also refers patients to primary care, including for COPD.…”
Lung Cancer Screening Programme · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We are the first Government in history to commit to publishing data on corridor care. In order to know what needs to be done, we need to know the size of the problem. We have committed to ending corridor care by the end of this Parliament.”
NHS Buildings: Extreme Heat · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The lung cancer screening programme is already making a difference by helping to find lung cancers earlier, when they are easier to treat. By focusing first on areas with the greatest need, it is also helping to narrow the gap in lung cancer outcomes. The programme can also identify other serious health conditions.”
Lung Cancer Screening Programme · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“All NHS trusts and adult social care providers are required to have robust business continuity plans in place to respond to adverse weather events. The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with NHS England, the UK Health Security Agency and the rest of the Government to plan for extreme heat.”
NHS Buildings: Extreme Heat · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The NHS lung cancer screening programme has clear national protocols and quality assurance arrangements to ensure that clinically significant incidental findings are reported, followed up and acted on appropriately to help ensure that patients receive timely assessment and treatment through established NHS pathways.”
Lung Cancer Screening Programme · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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