Biography
Sarah Edwards has engaged on health and social care through nine debate speeches, with a particular focus on cancer services and NHS access in her constituency. Her contributions span brain tumours, GP access in rural areas, specialist school placement capacity, community diagnostic centres, hospice funding sustainability, and experimental cancer treatments. She has consistently highlighted local healthcare challenges, including patients forced to travel significant distances for treatment and funding gaps in specialist provision.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…I pay tribute to all those who signed this petition and to Brain Cancer Justice. I have been invited to speak this evening by one of my constituents, Owen Sutton, who currently lives with a brain tumour. He was diagnosed at university and is now an ambassador for the Brain Tumour Charity.”
Record by topic
- Cancer126th of 62212.0
- Learning disability & autism382nd of 8999.0
- NHS waiting lists207th of 5346.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Mental health654th of 8803.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
What they’ve said
“…Burton, Derby and Sutton Coldfield for their NHS treatment, which cannot be provided at the local community diagnostic centre. Some travel up to 30 miles for chemotherapy, with little or no public transport.”
Topical Questions · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Can we have time in this House to debate rural healthcare services and GP access?…”
Business of the House · 2026-01-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…On top of that, many of our state schools and those who wish to provide support to students with special educational needs are struggling with capacity. Does she agree that it is of the utmost urgency that our county councils, such as Staffordshire, start to get to grips with the issue of placement and support in schoo…”
Children with SEND: Assessments and Support · 2025-09-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I congratulate the trust and the Minister on opening that community diagnostic centre, which, as part of the NHS 10-year plan, will transform lives and access to speedy healthcare.”
NHS 10-Year Plan · 2025-07-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“St Giles Hospice in my constituency has funding challenges like any other. One thing that staff mentioned to me was the sustainability of when they are contracted to do things. Is the Department considering the timing and not just the funding, to enable better planning and better staff planning?”
Hospice Funding · 2024-12-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
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