Biography
Paulette Hamilton has engaged extensively on health and social care through 35 debate speeches and committee work, drawing on her 25-year background as an NHS district nurse. Her contributions have spanned maternal health equity, palliative care funding, early childhood development, cancer outcomes, mental health conditions including hoarding disorder, and NHS workforce challenges. She has been particularly active in raising health inequalities, children's health outcomes, and the need for integrated, properly-resourced services across community care.
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“…These failures are systemic. What worries me is that funding is not ringfenced for maternity services—it can go anywhere in the system. Once this review—or whatever it might be—has been done, what will be done to ensure that the funding follows the recommendations? It is no good having the funding there if it is being…”
Record by topic
- Mental health139th of 88026.5
- Public health & prevention49th of 68824.0
- Palliative & end of life care67th of 56821.0
- Cancer76th of 62218.0
- NHS waiting lists72nd of 53415.0
- Adult social care & reform32nd of 37615.0
- Maternity & neonatal67th of 43813.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 3026.0
- Assisted dying116th of 3716.0
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking41st of 1393.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1423.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
What they’ve said
“…Road safety is not just a transport issue—it is a public safety and public health issue affecting families across Erdington and around the country. Local people should not feel frightened crossing the road, waiting at a bus stop or walking near a busy junction because speeding has become normalised.”
Road Safety: West Midlands · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Birmingham and Solihull since the very beginning, I will focus my contributions on three areas of the Bill: health inequalities, patient voice and integrated care boards. Let me start by saying that I support the principles of the Bill. My constituents want services that work better.”
Health Bill · 2026-06-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I am sure that every Member in the Chamber has a local hospice that they really appreciate and cannot do without. I thank my hon. Friend for giving his local hospice a shout-out. I am sure it will be appreciated. Palliative care is a core medical need and it requires core funding. Let us look at the numbers.”
Palliative Care · 2026-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell), who I love dearly, for leading this important debate. Palliative care is about dignity. I saw the value of this care every day during my 25 years as a nurse in the health service.”
Palliative Care · 2026-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…because this period of life is crucial for long-term health, educational outcomes and life chances, and because child health in this country is in an alarmingly poor state. As the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has stated, our children have some of the poorest health outcomes in Europe.”
First 1,000 Days of Life · 2026-01-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
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