Godalming and Ash
ConservativeOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 533rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 42%. 11 contributions since 2024-07-29.
“…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 ↗
“…Lady for talking about that very sad case. I actually think that the NHS is better than it was because of long covid. The real cause for hope is Edinburgh University’s DecodeME study, which the chief executive of Action for ME, Sonya Chowdhury, described to me as being like a treasure hunt map with eight crosses where…”
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis · 2025-11-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Carl lost both his wife and his son at Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. A midwife mistook some fitting by his wife as just fainting. His wife died an hour later from an embolism. The next day, his son Chester died from brain damage. He came to see me with his 11-year-old son, Conrad.”
Baby Loss · 2025-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
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