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. 

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Writing to the New Health Secretary about Lincolnshire Dental School

For several years, I have been campaigning to get a dental school in Lincolnshire and we are making progress. The university have made huge progress in developing a curriculum and the learning environment required   I met former Dentistry Minister Stephen Kinnock MP with fellow Lincol

Swallow Lodge Update

Families and service users were worried to see the announcement of a proposed closure of Swallow Lodge, a respite care centre within my constituency, and were further distressed that there had not been any proper consultation with service users or their families. I have been raising this with L

Scrutinising the Health Bill

As Shadow Health Minister, I am currently serving on the Health Bill Committee, which began its work this week.Public Bill Committees are an important part of a Bill's journey through Parliament, as it sees a cross-party group of MPs go through the entire Bill line-by-line to scrutinise how the legi

Swallow Lodge Update

Thank you to the families who met with me today in our campaign to save Swallow Lodge respite centre from Lincolnshire County Council’s proposals to close the service. I heard directly from those receiving care about how much Swallow Lodge means to them, and how much they want to see this servi

Holding a Public Meeting about Cliff Villages Medical Practice

Last night I hosted a public meeting so that patients at Cliff Villages Medical Practice could engage with NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board and the Welby Group following recent changes at the practice. I opened the meeting by asking a series of questions about the circumstances that have

Campaign Success: Tobacco and Vapes Act Becomes Law

I welcome that the Tobacco and Vapes Act, which started under the Conservative Government in March 2024, and was reintroduced under the current Government, has become law. I have been campaigning for measures to tackle teen vaping for some years, including through introducing my own Ten Minute