Biography
Rachel Gilmour has engaged extensively with health and social care topics through 37 debate speeches, with particular focus on health inequalities and service accessibility in her rural and coastal constituency of Tiverton and Minehead. Her contributions span neurological conditions, community pharmacy provision, dementia care, mental health support for autistic adults, and the challenges of delivering healthcare infrastructure in underserved areas, frequently highlighting how rural geography compounds existing health disadvantages. She has also raised broader public health concerns including obesity management and preparedness for climate-related health impacts on elderly populations.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…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.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism98th of 89933.0
- Mental health290th of 88012.0
- Cancer126th of 62212.0
- GP access29th of 2419.0
- Health inequalities48th of 2889.0
- Dementia30th of 2519.0
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Dentistry access41st of 1949.0
- Unpaid carers92nd of 2836.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Long Covid16th of 553.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
What they’ve said
“…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 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The report dealt specifically with the education of those with special educational needs and disabilities, and it became very clear that there is a complete drop-off at age 16, meaning that many young adults aged 16 to 19 cannot get to school.”
Home-to-School Transport · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That is 51 million appointments freed up in general practice, allowing more people to escape the infamous 8 am scramble. Pharmacies often meet people where they are, offering more accessible services to those who might not otherwise engage with the health service at all.”
Community Pharmacies · 2026-06-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
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