Campaigning for Better Healthcare

Doctor

As a Consultant Paediatrician in the NHS, I am passionate that our health services and social care deliver for our local community. This includes working on better access to NHS Dentistry in our area, and my campaign for a dental training facility in Lincolnshire to improve recruitment and retention of NHS dentists. 

News

Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee

As Shadow Health Minister,  I am pleased to be sitting on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee, which began its work this week.Public Bill Committees are a vital part of the democratic process, whereby a cross-party group of MPs go through the entire Bill line-by-line to scrutinise how the legi

Scrutinising the Government's NHS Reforms

The previous Conservative government introduced 160 Community Diagnostic Centres, delivering over nine million scans, tests and checks. I welcome that the government is continuing this work.But some of the other initiatives announced this week are a little confusing.

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Thank you to the constituents who have recently contacted me about assisted dying. I deeply appreciate your reflections, and I know how important this issue is to many people whose opinions are formed through various personal experiences, values and beliefs.

Marking World AIDS Day in Westminster Hall

This week I spoke in Westminster Hall to mark World AIDS Day which is taking place on Sunday.The debate allowed us to reflect on the progress we have made, the challenges that remain and the road ahead in our collective fight against HIV and the stigma so often associated with it, especially in the

Speaking at the Second Reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has undergone its Second Reading in the House of Commons. Second Reading is the first opportunity for MPs to debate the main principles of the Bill.This Bill includes measures to tackle vaping among children, on which I have personally campaigned.

Disposable Vape Ban - Legislation Laid Before The House

I am pleased that the Government has laid the disposable vape ban legislation before the House, which follows on from that originally put forward by the previous Government.In February last year, I introduced the Disposable Electronic Cigarettes (Prohibition of Sale) Ten Minute Rule Bill and have be

Scrutinising the Government on Health and Social Care Policy

Delighted to be appointed Shadow Minister of State for Health and Social Care.I look forward to bringing experiences gained through my medical work as a children's doctor, as well as my time as a minister and on the Health and Social Care Committee, to this role.Pleased to be working alongside Ed Ar