Biography
Caliskan has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches (18 contributions), with a particular focus on NHS challenges including waiting lists, health inequalities, and workforce pressures affecting her constituency. She has raised concerns about specific local services, including the threatened closure of Barking community hospital's maternity unit and gaps in GP provision, whilst also advocating for broader reforms to social care and improved support for vulnerable populations. Her contributions demonstrate consistent engagement with access to healthcare and the relationship between adequate social care staffing and reduced pressure on NHS services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…I know that from my own experience as a Member of Parliament who has visited a lot of special educational needs provision and spoken to many parents about their own lived experience and the need for the gap to be fixed.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism253rd of 89915.0
- Health inequalities19th of 28815.0
- NHS waiting lists140th of 5349.0
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Unpaid carers92nd of 2836.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
What they’ve said
“…The people often forgotten in housing debates are the 1 million families on council housing waiting lists and the thousands of people trapped in temporary accommodation. I know that there are something like 4,000 on the housing register in my hon.”
Estate Regeneration · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Government have made reducing health inequalities a central part of our mission.…”
Coastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden Deprivation · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…access and walking and cycling routes, all of which are aimed at bolstering the local economy, connectivity and public health. However, as my hon. Friend has said, too many legacy funds were pitting places against each other through competitive bidding, which led to places such as Reddish being left behind.”
Regeneration in Reddish · 2026-07-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As I say, there are good examples of public services locations. Barnsley, for instance, has opened a community diagnostic centre in its Glass Works shopping centre; that has led to more screenings and fewer missed appointments, and has brought a £3 million boost to the local economy.”
High Streets · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Friend the Member for Poole made on health, I recognise that some of the greatest health inequalities can be found in our coastal towns. I am therefore delighted that the Government have made it a core mission to strengthen joined-up approaches between health and social care services so that people experience health se…”
Coastal Communities: Government Support · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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