Baroness Hollins
House of Lords
CrossbenchBaroness Hollins's full title is The Baroness Hollins. Her name is Sheila Clare Hollins, and she is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the Public Services Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 261st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 20%. 37 contributions since 2024-07-19.
What they’ve raised
Baroness Hollins has engaged extensively on health and social care topics through 36 debate speeches, with particular focus on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, where she raised concerns about capacity assessment frameworks, safeguards for vulnerable groups including those with eating disorders, and the importance of accessible communication for dying patients. She has also spoken on learning disabilities and autism access to healthcare, drawing on her professional experience as a psychiatrist and personal experience as a family carer, and contributed to committee work on the autism strategy. Her engagement reflects consistent themes around vulnerable populations, the need for specialist training and safeguards, and systemic failures in reasonable adjustments across health and social care.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health95th of 86738.5
- Assisted dying26th of 34734.0
- Palliative & end of life care39th of 55234.0
- Learning disability & autism115th of 89830.5
- Rare diseases40th of 1988.0
- Adult social care & reform91st of 3616.5
- GP access46th of 2326.0
- Unpaid carers144th of 277
What they’ve said
“My Lords, does the Minister agree that the individual needs of autistic people vary hugely and that individually agreed reasonable adjustments are essential to enable people to succeed in the workplace?”
Unemployment: People with Autism · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, of course prevention is important, but does the noble Baroness agree that children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder need continuing specialist education and support throughout life, as do their families, many of whom of course are adoptive families?”
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I did give evidence to it, both professionally and as next of kin for two autistic family members. I want to highlight four points relevant to the debate. First, too many autistic people are still being detained in mental health settings without a mental disorder.”
New Autism Strategy (Autism Act 2009 Committee Report) · 2026-06-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…When my husband was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he read that motor neurone disease was the most feared illness. He took a different view. He joked that he was just fading away. He had good care. I wish everybody did. He died naturally and peacefully at home with a smile on his face. Fear is infectious.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 ·