Rachel Gilmour is the Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Public Accounts Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 144th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 11%. 37 contributions since 2024-12-17.
What they’ve raised
Rachel Gilmour has engaged extensively on health and social care through 37 debate speeches, with particular focus on rural and coastal health inequalities, community-based care infrastructure, and support for vulnerable populations including elderly constituents and those with neurological conditions. Her contributions have highlighted specific service gaps in her Tiverton and Minehead constituency, including the removal of CT scanner services and challenges in community hospital provision, alongside broader advocacy for enhanced pharmacy services, dementia care support, and joined-up care pathways for conditions like Parkinson's disease. She has also connected health inequalities to wider deprivation issues affecting rural areas, including homelessness, special educational needs provision, and access to specialist services.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism93rd of 89833.0
- Mental health285th of 86712.0
- Cancer123rd of 61312.0
- GP access28th of 2329.0
- Health inequalities44th of 2779.0
- Dementia28th of 2459.0
- Public health & prevention181st of 6839.0
- Dentistry access41st of 1919.0
What they’ve said
“…Over the last few months, my office has produced a report into dementia in Tiverton and Minehead. Isolation and loneliness ran through it as a constant, unrelenting theme, not as one issue among many, but as the backdrop against which everything else is experienced.”
Coastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden Deprivation · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Tiverton and Minehead, with a disproportionately elderly population, and the underlying health inequalities that often go with an area of its character. When the heat comes, my constituents are among the first to suffer and the least equipped to cope. I wish to highlight plainly where preparedness has failed them.”
Extreme Heat: Preparedness · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We recognise the postcode lottery of care provision and the health inequalities it perpetuates. It is why we have called for the establishment of the strategic small surgeries fund, specifically designed to prop up buckling services in remote parts of the country and ensure that where someone lives does not determine t…”
Community Hospitals · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…e see that borne out in the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training, and in the mental health epidemic making victims of so many of our young people.”
High Street Businesses: Government Support · 2026-06-04 ·