Biography
Sir Jeremy Hunt has engaged on health and social care through 13 debate speeches, with particular focus on maternity and neonatal services, where he has repeatedly raised concerns about patient safety reforms and ringfenced funding protections. He has also spoken substantively on Long Covid research funding, mental health suicide prevention initiatives, and NHS workforce morale, particularly regarding GP retention and motivation. His contributions reflect an emphasis on structural NHS reforms, patient safety governance, and evidence-based research priorities.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…New clause 25 is about continuity of care, particularly in general practice and maternity. It is now very clear to many people that the abolition of the old GP list system in the 2004 contract changes was a huge mistake.”
Record by topic
- Maternity & neonatal38th of 43818.0
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- Long Covid7th of 556.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 3026.0
- Mental health654th of 8803.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
What they’ve said
“…That would be transformative for morale inside general practice. People might very reasonably say, “Well, you were in that job for rather a long time. Why didn’t you restore that system?”. I want to share a little secret with the House: I did actually try to do that.”
Health Bill · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…A Health Secretary can pass new laws, introduce new technology and bring down waiting lists, but the only real change that stands the test of time is culture change.”
Public Office (Accountability) Bill · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. Does he agree that one of the common themes in all the maternity scandals that we have been discussing in recent weeks, sadly, has been how a blame culture in the NHS makes it hard for NHS staff to speak openly about why tragedies have happened, and that that is why they welcom…”
Patient Safety Review · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I commissioned a number of maternity reviews, and I am afraid that today I feel a terrible sense of déjà-vu. I worry that a lot of the recommendations, and the things that I suspect the Government will end up doing, amount to central direction and central control, which we know usually does not work in the NHS.”
Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As the hon. Member for Wells and Mendip Hills said, there are 400,000 people with ME or with long covid symptoms that are like severe ME. For some of them, it is already too late.”
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis · 2025-11-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
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