“My Lords, almost 90,000 of these young carers have been identified, but over half of schools have not reported any young carers, which is particularly worrying. What powers will the champion have to make sure that local authorities are providing support and putting identification processes in place for these young peop…”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care12th of 54072.0
- Assisted dying19th of 39256.0
- Mental health85th of 89044.0
- Cancer31st of 64136.0
- Medical ethics & regulation18th of 22624.0
- Children's health6th of 16518.0
- Public health & prevention75th of 70018.0
- A&E & ambulance response25th of 27214.0
- Heart disease & stroke28th of 40714.0
- GP access20th of 24712.0
- Unpaid carers54th of 29612.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing57th of 3148.0
- Dementia58th of 2638.0
- Elderly care & frailty28th of 2498.0
- Adult social care & reform180th of 3974.0
- Rare diseases74th of 2074.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1464.0
- Diabetes62nd of 1994.0
- Learning disability & autism594th of 9054.0
- Women's health & gynaecology95th of 2124.0
- Maternity & neonatal379th of 4532.0
Also active on palliative & end of life care
What they’ve said
“…ised as being major contributors, to enable the whole passage to be smooth and to provide additional support to unpaid carers within families, as well as unpaid carers who are volunteers belonging to some of these organisations.…”
National Care Service · 2026-10-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…se the provision of medical assessment units, particularly working with the clinical governance leads for those emergency departments?…”
Corridor Care · 2026-10-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…So, in the consultation, will the Government ask hospice bereavement counsellors—specifically those who see people on the ground face to face—for their comments? Often, managerial people higher up in the bereavement service may not know some of the details that have been extremely important to families and that may hav…”
Funeral Directors: Regulatory Regime · 2026-09-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ICBs plan to use to monitor 24/7 access to services in the community? At the moment, the pressures are on emergency departments, where ever more patients arrive, because that is where the lights are on.”
Integrated Care Boards: Access to Services · 2026-09-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…rs are now adhering to the principles of Hugh’s law when there is a seriously or critically ill child and those unpaid carers are particularly severely affected. Will the consultation cover the issue of children who are very seriously ill? Will the Government also consider —and I declare my interest in Cardiff Universi…”
Unpaid Carers · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
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