Biography
Ruth Jones has engaged extensively with health and social care topics through 11 debate speeches, covering a diverse range of issues including rare diseases (spinal muscular atrophy, brain cancer), early diagnosis programmes (type 1 diabetes in infants), air quality and respiratory health, long-term medical conditions, and palliative care funding. Drawing on her background as a physiotherapist, she has brought personal expertise to discussions on respiratory conditions and neurology. Her contributions have frequently highlighted inequalities in access to healthcare, notably through her advocacy on postcode lotteries in brain tumour treatment and her emphasis on chronically underfunded palliative care services across the UK.
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“…From my 30 years’ experience as a paediatric physiotherapist, I know just how important that period is. I could see how important the care was that the mum received during pregnancy. I have seen babies born with foetal alcohol syndrome and babies who are six hours old going through heroin withdrawal.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention252nd of 6886.0
- Children's health28th of 1576.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)21st of 1426.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Rare diseases80th of 2023.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
- Assisted dying193rd of 3713.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Cancer365th of 6223.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Diabetes68th of 1903.0
- Health inequalities135th of 2883.0
What they’ve said
“…I treated miners with pneumoconiosis and silicosis, people young and old with asthma, and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Those are very real symptoms of the environments that we live in today. Scientific studies have shown that air pollution is a major cause of disease and premature death.”
Air Pollution · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I should declare that, in my previous life, as a paediatric physiotherapist, I treated a number of children and babies with SMA, so I know a bit about the struggles that families go through in coming to terms with the diagnosis, the treatment, the child’s ongoing needs and the aids and adaptation that are required thro…”
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening Test · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Newport West and Islwyn who signed the petition calling for an increased focus on tackling brain cancer. I will speak about Owain’s law, a campaign that seeks to end the postcode lottery across the UK in accessing brain tumour tissue freezing.”
Brain Cancer · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We need clarification and transparency to ensure that we do not regress from environmental and public health protections retained in GB law post Brexit. This SI introduces changes that include postponing expiry dates to July 2031 for all biocidal active substance product type combinations.”
Draft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 · 2026-04-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ng the e-petition and for all the work that they do to raise awareness of the importance of early diagnosis and type 1 diabetes in memory of Lyla. Prior to this debate, I was honoured to speak with Welsh campaigners Beth Baldwin and Emma Hopkins from Rewrite Peter’s Story—and Beth is here today in the Public Gallery.”
Type 1 Diabetes: Infant Testing · 2026-03-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
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