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

Lincolnshire Dental School Update

I have received a response from the Minister to my joint letter with other Lincolnshire MPs where we asked for the Government to give the University of Lincoln the investment for dental school places, which they can provide from as early as 2027 with the necessary funding. As I raised with the

Better News regarding Cliff Villages Medical Practice Dispensary

Many local residents were concerned about the closure of the dispensary services at Cliff Villages Medical Practice. This morning, I spoke with senior members of Lincolnshire ICB and explained to them some of the significant problems such a closure would pose to my constituents, particularly th

Cliff Villages Medical Practice and IVF Review Update

Cliff Villages Medical Practice and IVF Review UpdateI met with our local NHS ICB Chief Executive Dr Amanda Sullivan and Chief Nurse Martin Fahy to discuss local healthcare provision. I am pleased that the Cliff Villages Medical Practice has now reopened.

Visiting Lincoln Renal Unit

In my role as a Shadow Health Minister, I visited Lincoln Renal Unit to speak with NHS staff, the National Kidney Federation, Kidney Care UK and patients living with kidney disease to hear first-hand about their experiences of dialysis and renal care.Around 30,000 people in England rely on dialysis

Pressing the Prime Minister for Lincolnshire Dental School Places at PMQs

I pressed the Prime Minister in PMQs to back the University of Lincoln and their plans for a Lincolnshire dental school. The university is in a position to evolve into a fully-fledged dental school in the near future and can offer places to a cohort of dental students from as early as 2027.I am

Meeting Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance in Parliament

Wonderful to catch up with Stuart from Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance in Parliament at the Air Ambulances UK event.I'm grateful to the fantastic LNAA team who carry out lifesaving work directly at the scene of some of our area's most serious incidents. Their care and commitment to the people o