Biography
Stephen Kinnock has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, covering a broad range of topics including NHS waiting lists, GP access, dentistry, palliative care, dementia, and cancer. His contributions have focused on government achievements such as delivering additional GP appointments and NHS dental treatments, while also addressing ongoing challenges in areas like dental service reform and research funding. Recent interventions have emphasised the shift from hospital to community-based care and the importance of prevention-focused healthcare.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…I hope that our colleagues in the Welsh Government will look at the success we are having in bringing down waiting lists and improving the performance and delivery of general practice in England, and will perhaps follow suit in Wales.…”
Record by topic
- Mental health1st of 880525.0
- Palliative & end of life care3rd of 568252.0
- Dentistry access1st of 194249.0
- Assisted dying5th of 371201.0
- Learning disability & autism9th of 899141.0
- GP access2nd of 241111.0
- Adult social care & reform3rd of 376102.0
- NHS waiting lists11th of 53469.0
- Unpaid carers5th of 28366.0
- Health inequalities2nd of 28866.0
- Cancer17th of 62257.0
- Heart disease & stroke3rd of 39842.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing6th of 30242.0
- Dementia3rd of 25136.0
- Public health & prevention29th of 68833.0
- A&E & ambulance response9th of 25827.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)5th of 14221.0
- Maternity & neonatal29th of 43821.0
- Children's health6th of 15718.0
- Diabetes17th of 19012.0
- Rare diseases17th of 20212.0
- Elderly care & frailty14th of 2369.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking16th of 1399.0
- Care home closures & provider failure3rd of 476.0
What they’ve said
“…As a result, we have delivered 2.5 million additional courses of treatment in NHS dentistry.…”
Topical Questions · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We are working with local NHS systems to identify the most appropriate places for new community diagnostic centres based on local need and health inequality. We are rapidly working to deliver our commitment of 120 NHCs by 2030 and 250 by 2035.”
Topical Questions · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Our modern service framework will transform palliative care by basing it on strategic commissioning. That will enable us to tackle rising demand, identify patients much earlier, and ensure that quality of care no longer depends on someone’s postcode.”
Topical Questions · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Dementia is a vital issue, and we are of course committed to creating a national care service. Baroness Casey’s independent commission will set out recommendations to deliver that.”
Topical Questions · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…On access right across the country, we have invested an extra £1.6 billion in general practice, recruited over 2,000 more GPs and extended online services throughout core hours, helping deliver 12.7 million more appointments compared with last year.”
General Practice Partnership Model · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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