Sojan Joseph is the Labour MP for Ashford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Environmental Audit Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 29th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 2%. 103 contributions since 2024-07-23.
What they’ve raised
Sojan Joseph has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, drawing significantly on prior experience as an NHS mental health worker to contribute substantive technical insights on topics including mental health provision, A&E pressures, patient record systems, and carers' support. His contributions reflect a focus on preventing system fragmentation—particularly through integrated patient records and early intervention—and on public health as a preventative approach to reducing emergency department demand. He has also advocated for improvements in SEND provision and highlighted the normalisation of corridor care under the previous government, while chairing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on adult social care.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health5th of 867222.0
- Assisted dying21st of 34742.0
- Palliative & end of life care31st of 55242.0
- A&E & ambulance response6th of 24836.0
- Learning disability & autism136th of 89827.0
- NHS waiting lists23rd of 53027.0
- Adult social care & reform20th of 36121.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
What they’ve said
“My hon. Friend makes a sensible comment. I work closely with her on mental health, and she is absolutely right. Some of the policies the Government have introduced, such as giving children early access to mental health provision, will be absolutely vital to prevent them from becoming unwell later on.”
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ribute to all the parents and schoolteachers who engaged with me last summer, following the White Paper and the SEND consultation. It has been a huge problem in Kent. Kent county council has been under Conservative administration for the last 25 years.”
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is good to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I strongly believe that public health is very important to our health system because it focuses on prevention, so that people do not end up in A&E or in hospital beds. Unfortunately, over the last 10 or 15 years we have seen the opposite.”
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We also have a safe haven for mental health patients who do not need to go into accident and emergency. Lots of work is happening in my local hospital area, which will make a big improvement to corridor care and wider emergency care pressures.”
Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting) · 2026-07-09 ·