Improving our NHS, making appointments with GPs and dentists easier, and cutting waiting times at hospitals.

I am extremely proud to work with the team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. They are one of the few trusts in the country to have no long-waiting patients and have delivered the 62-day cancer standard each month for four years running.

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KM Column: Mental Health Awareness Week

One of the most fulfilling aspects of my role is the opportunity and responsibility of offering help to my constituents, often at times of their greatest need.

NHS Long Term Plan

The NHS has been an integral part of my family for as long as I can remember.  My grandmother was a nursing sister at the Cumberland Royal Infirmary; my mother was also an NHS nurse at the City General in Carlisle for a time; my father trained as a surgeon at the NHS Royal Victoria Infirmary in N

KM Column: NHS Long Term Plan

For as long as I can remember our NHS has been a foundation stone in my life.  My Grandmother was a nursing sister at the Cumberland Royal Infirmary, my mother was also an NHS nurse in my childhood city of Carlisle for a time and I have relied upon the service for myself, my children and my husba

KM Column: 2018, A Year in Review

In many ways 2018 has been a difficult year with the all-encompassing nature of the Brexit debate dominating the political sphere.

National HIV testing week

Maidstone & The Weald MP Helen Grant last week took the opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of early diagnosis of HIV and to help de-stigmatise the screening process within public perceptions.