Biography
Baroness Janke has engaged on health and social care through four debate speeches spanning acute healthcare access, mental health, and children's health outcomes. She raised concerns about overstretched A&E services and patients unable to access GP care, the mental health impact of food bank dependency on children, and nutritional deficiencies among vulnerable populations relying on ultra-processed food aid. Her contributions have focused on how systemic healthcare pressures and poverty intersect to affect elderly, vulnerable, and ethnic minority populations.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Some 18% of patients attending A&E did so because there was no GP appointment available to them; this amounted to 4.5 million attendances. Nearly half a million people waited 24 hours or more in A&E last year, an increase of 150,000 patients in just three years.”
Record by topic
- Mental health603rd of 8804.0
- A&E & ambulance response222nd of 2582.0
- Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
- Children's health131st of 1572.0
- GP access205th of 2412.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
What they’ve said
“…They are four times more likely to experience mental health problems, with growing consequences for worklessness and the benefits bill. They are more likely not to be in education, employment or training. I wonder whether the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, thinks this is a route out of poverty; I certainly do not.”
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill · 2026-03-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…shion the shocks of rent increases or large deposits, pushing them deeper into problem debt with the associated mental health difficulties that that brings. Measures in the Bill, such as banning discrimination against people on benefits and families with children, should help reduce discrimination against BME groups, a…”
Renters’ Rights Bill · 2025-05-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…What assessment have the Government made of the impact on child health and development of sustained dependency on food banks?…”
Food Security · 2024-12-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
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