The Challenges Facing Our NHS
The State of Our NHS My office has been inundated with messages from my constituents concerned about forthcoming operations and other treatments. I have seen for myself the immense strain being placed...
View ArticleSocial Security Health Assessments System has Contributed to the Deaths of...
Social Security Health Assessments System Has Contributed to the Deaths of Claimants The cross party Work and Pensions Select Committee responsible for scrutinising the Department for Work and...
View ArticleDebbie Abrahams MP Opens UK’s First Ever Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference
Oldham East & Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams Opens UK's First Ever Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference Debbie Abrahams, Labour MP for Oldham East & Saddleworth recently opened the first ever...
View ArticleMP Marks Wellbeing Week
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Marks Wellbeing Week Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams marked World Wellbeing Week this week by calling for people’s wellbeing to be a key objective of...
View ArticleOldham MP speaks out about NHS reorganisation plans
I have spoken out against the Government’s plans to pass a new bill to reorganise the NHS in England. As a long-time campaigner against NHS privatisation, previously resigning as Chair of Rochdale...
View ArticleDebbie Abrahams MP Backs Call for Government to Deliver Promised Funds for...
As co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, I led a debate in Parliament on the issue on February 10th, highlighting that without the promised doubling of funding to £166m a year...
View ArticleMy Contribution to Parliamentary Debate on the Impact of Long Covid
I recently co-sponsored a backbench business debate on the impact of long covid on the workforce. This is an issue that the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus, of which I am Vice Chair, have...
View ArticleMy Blog for Dementia Carers Count
This week I wrote a blog as part of Dementia Carers Count’s In this Together campaign. This initiative is providing a programme of tailored learning sessions, information sharing and family-carer...
View ArticleTory Promise to Increase GP Numbers Fails to Materialise
The Government has failed to keep their promise to increase the number of GPs by 5,000 within five years. Since 2015, the number has actually dropped by 1,425. We shouldn’t be surprised that another...
View ArticleAn Important Update
I wanted to let you know that I will be undergoing hip replacement surgery this week which will mean I won’t be around over the next few weeks. You may recall I had my first hip replaced in 2018....
View ArticleThe Challenges Facing Our NHS
My office has been inundated with messages from my constituents concerned about forthcoming operations and other treatments. I have seen for myself the immense strain being placed on our NHS staff. The...
View ArticleSocial Security Health Assessments System has Contributed to the Deaths of...
The cross party Work and Pensions Select Committee responsible for scrutinising the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) policies, has published a damning report on the Government’s health...
View ArticleDebbie Abrahams MP Opens UK’s First Ever Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference
Debbie Abrahams, Labour MP for Oldham East & Saddleworth recently opened the first ever Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Conference in Greater Manchester. Working alongside METUP UK – set up by her...
View ArticleMP Marks Wellbeing Week
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams marked World Wellbeing Week this week by calling for people’s wellbeing to be a key objective of Government, and not just economic growth. The theme of...
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