Which MPs and peers raise elderly care & frailty most in Parliament?

Dr Caroline Johnson, Jim Shannon, Karin Smyth lead the ranking of MPs and peers on elderly care & frailty, based on every Hansard contribution since 9 July 2024.

How is the elderly care & frailty ranking calculated?

Vital Signs ranks MPs and members of the House of Lords by a weighted score of their Hansard contributions on Elderly care & frailty — speeches, written questions and committee work — over the course of this Parliament (since 9 July 2024). Ministerial statements and debate speeches carry more weight than written answers; every contribution counts at full weight however early in the Parliament it was made. Contributions are matched to this topic on whole-word keyword matching, so "send" is never mistaken for SEND and "career" is never mistaken for care. Ministers and shadow ministers are labelled, because answering on a brief is their job rather than a choice to raise it; their scores are shown as-is, not adjusted.

Elderly care & frailty: which MPs and peers raise it most

Since the start of this Parliament, 219 MPs and peers have raised Elderly care & frailty in Hansard debates, written questions and committee work. Debate has cooled recently: mentions over the last two months are down 23% on the two months before.

The debate has been led most vocally by Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative, Sleaford and North Hykeham), whose score of 36.0 is 1.5× that of the next most active contributor, Jim Shannon.

By party, Labour leads with 36% of weighted activity, followed by Conservative (28%) and Liberal Democrat (17%). The House of Commons accounts for 70% of all weighted activity on Elderly care & frailty.

Most cited voices

UK clinicians, academics and sector leaders most frequently quoted as expert sources in press coverage of elderly care & frailty.

Professor Michelle Miller
4 citations
Professor at Flinders University
“Ms Lau, a PhD candidate supervised by Professor Michelle Miller and Dr Chad Han at Flinders University”
People with frailty explain what they really want from digital health tools
Adeline Lau
4 citations
researcher from Flinders University's Caring Futures Institute
“Older adults with pre-frailty and frailty are vulnerable to malnutrition, yet they often lack access to tailored, credible, and accessible nutrition education”
People with frailty explain what they really want from digital health tools
Dr. Chad Han
2 citations
Dr. at Flinders University
“Supervisor of Adeline Lau's research on perspectives of older adults with pre-frailty and frailty when engaging with online nutrition educational resources.”
People with frailty explain what they really want from digital health tools
Dr Chad Han
2 citations
Dr at Flinders University
“Ms Lau, a PhD candidate supervised by Professor Michelle Miller and Dr Chad Han at Flinders University”
People with frailty explain what they really want from digital health tools
Karen P. Alexander, MD, FACC
1 citation
Professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine
“This statement reframes cardiovascular care for older adults beyond a traditional disease-centered model to a more aging-informed, function-centered approach. For many older adults, the most important outcomes are not prevention of cardiovascular events, but maintaining cognitive health, physical function and independence.”
Cardiovascular care for older adults should account for cognitive impairment and frailty
Dr Matthew Butler
1 citation
consultant geriatrician at CUH
“This innovative service improves the quality of care for some of our frailest patients, enabling them to access specialist support without leaving the familiar surroundings of their care home.”
New Addenbrooke’s frailty service cuts hospital admissions from care home residents by a quarter
Dr Catriona Love
1 citation
geriatrician working with the care home
“When we got to the emergency department, Dr Love was waiting for us. The continuity of care while my mum underwent tests and before she was transferred to a hospice was superb.”
New Addenbrooke’s frailty service cuts hospital admissions from care home residents by a quarter
Dr Ben Maruthappu
1 citation
Founder & CEO of CeraSector leader
“Physical technology like robotics can drastically expand our capacity to care. Cera's robots boost care teams' capacity by 20%, allowing our hard-working staff to support more people, while saving our local authority partners up to £11,500 annually per patient.”
The robot caring for lonely older people isn't science fiction anymore

Vital Signs — Elderly care & frailty

Vital Signs — Elderly care & frailty

Mentions since the start of this Parliament

How the ranking works

Debate analysis

Media coverage

Most cited voices