Biography
Rebecca Long Bailey has engaged extensively on health and social care through 12 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS service pressures (A&E corridor care, ambulance response), unpaid carers' support (carer's allowance, respite care access), and mental health provision linked to structural issues like youth service cuts. She has raised concerns about staffing crises affecting specific services, including midwifery at Salford's Ingleside birthing centre and the impact on cancer patients, while also drawing connections between social determinants and health outcomes.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“In Salford, around 3,500 applicants are on the housing waiting list, with 1,335 children living in temporary accommodation. Across England, more than 1.3 million households are waiting for a social home, but at the current rate of delivery, Shelter estimates that it would take 119 years to clear the waiting lists.”
Record by topic
- Mental health290th of 88012.0
- Unpaid carers68th of 2839.0
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Adult social care & reform99th of 3766.0
- NHS waiting lists207th of 5346.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 3026.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking41st of 1393.0
What they’ve said
“…Now we see patients who are well enough to leave hospital but have nowhere to go, emergency departments overflowing with wait times that no sick person should ever have to endure, and people being treated in places that were never designed to deliver healthcare.”
NHS Corridor Care · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I welcome the Minister’s comments, but she will know that youth charities have described knife crime as a public health issue linked to cuts in youth services. Will she therefore outline how this strategy addresses those structural drivers in areas that will not receive one of the 50 Young Futures hubs, including acces…”
Knife Crime · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They suffered cancer after cancer, and many of them died young. Those who were lucky enough to live longer faced miscarriages and a raft of medical problems. Worse, many of their children were born with defects or health issues due to the altered DNA.”
Nuclear Test Veterans · 2026-03-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Barriers to the statutory provision include limited pool access, transportation costs, logistics, staff shortages and cultural and religious barriers. It is critical that the Government secure water safety education on the national curriculum for England as a statutory requirement, but also that they ensure schools are…”
Water Safety Education · 2025-06-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…eration, which finds that local authorities in England with the most severe shortage of social housing now have waiting lists exceeding 100 years for a family-sized social home.”
Social Housing Supply · 2025-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
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