“Has the Minister read the Norwegian population study published in the British Journal of General Practice, which says that people who see the same doctor over many years are 30% less likely to need out-of-hours care, 28% less likely to need emergency care and 25% less likely to die? It has been two years since the Gove…”
Record by topic
- Maternity & neonatal22nd of 45330.0
- GP access30th of 2479.0
- Long Covid7th of 566.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing62nd of 3146.0
- Medical ethics & regulation102nd of 2263.0
- Mental health665th of 8903.0
- NHS waiting lists334th of 5433.0
Also active on maternity & neonatal
What they’ve said
“…Bill Kirkup, who did the Morecambe Bay report, said that maternity services at Furness general hospital “became strongly influenced by a small number of dominant individuals whose over-zealous pursuit of the natural childbirth approach led at times to inappropriate and unsafe care.” Donna Ockenden told the Select Commi…”
Baby Loss Awareness Week · 2026-10-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Friend and the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Dr Prinsley), we need a total overhaul of midwifery education to make it clear that there has to be teamwork around every birth. It is not midwives versus doctors; it is midwives and doctors working together for the safe delivery of every single child.”
Baby Loss Awareness Week · 2026-10-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Since I first stood at the Dispatch Box in 2014 with the Morecambe Bay inquiry, which was the first of many maternity safety inquiries, the neonatal deathrate has fallen by 21%—about 700 fewer deaths a year—but that is not good enough.”
Baby Loss Awareness Week · 2026-10-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Royal College of Midwives who told LBC in June: “Doctors have taken over maternity, and they’re not doing it very well.” It really is time to stop denying the problem and start solving it.”
Baby Loss Awareness Week · 2026-10-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…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 ↗
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