Biography
Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie has engaged extensively with the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through 28 debate speeches, focusing particularly on protecting vulnerable groups with communication difficulties, establishing clear opt-in frameworks for healthcare professionals, and ensuring separation between assisted dying services and NHS provision. She has also raised concerns across other health and social care areas including NHS waiting lists, mental health support for parents in NICU settings, and the visibility and support of unpaid carers. Her contributions reflect a consistent emphasis on safeguarding vulnerable populations and ensuring clarity in legislative design, drawing on her background as chief executive of Cerebral Palsy Scotland.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…led up and failing pre-callout checks because of something such as a wisdom tooth for which they have been on a waiting list for a long time, would “due regard” mean they would get bumped up the waiting list so that they were deployable, or not?…”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism215th of 89920.5
- Assisted dying48th of 37118.0
- Palliative & end of life care120th of 56814.0
- Unpaid carers66th of 28310.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- NHS waiting lists302nd of 5344.0
- Adult social care & reform161st of 3764.0
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2362.0
- A&E & ambulance response222nd of 2582.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, one of the stresses for mothers, and indeed parents, and their mental health post traumatic birth is having a child in NICU. I understand that hospitals such as Alder Hey have piloted schemes where parents have been involved with the care of their child in NICU.”
Childbirth-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…She had a wisdom tooth issue and had been on the waiting list for some time. Because her reservist service was not known to her dentist or, frankly, anyone else, she was very nearly medically undeployable and people had to bend rules.”
Armed Forces Bill · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…le going to take these words and implement them? How would you say no? I am thinking about a busy ward where an assisted dying request is in process but someone does not want to participate. They might fear that speaking up at that point might be seen as obstructive or harm their chances of promotion.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ive many thanks—seeks to strengthen transparency in relation to medical practitioners involved in delivering an assisted dying service by setting up a publicly available register of medical professionals who are willing and able to conduct preliminary discussions.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Any of us might find ourselves at any moment in our life, through illness, accident or frailty, in this position. Turning the tables and thinking about how we would feel going through this process and the preliminary conversations is really important.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
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