Baroness Murphy
House of Lords
CrossbenchOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 376th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 29%. 26 contributions since 2024-10-10.
Record by topic
- Mental health134th of 86924.0
- Learning disability & autism257th of 96718.0
- Palliative & end of life care173rd of 57310.0
- Dementia51st of 2458.0
- Cancer320th of 6134.0
- Public health & prevention412th of 7344.0
- NHS waiting lists463rd of 5302.0
- Adult social care & reform300th of 3622.0
- Maternity & neonatal354th of 4272.0
What they’ve said
“I am very grateful to the Minister for that update. Dementia is now the most prevalent mental disorder in the country and the leading cause of death in women. I think she will agree with me that, at the moment, only 30% of dementia cases ever get diagnosed.”
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…What we see now has been referred to as the cultural inflation of morbidity, including the rise in so-called autistic spectrum disorder in children with average or superior intellectual gifts, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—if noble Lords would like to test themselves on the myriad of online websites, they wi…”
Mental Health Conditions: Diagnoses · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…with a very positive attitude who have good expectations? There are now numerous studies of people with breast cancer showing that the alternative, to totally deny it, also has a slightly better prognosis.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…have implemented similar legislation to this one—and I am thinking of Oregon, the State of Washington and so on—assisted dying is a small part, a very tiny part, of a good palliative care service, and it is best delivered when people who have been caring for somebody through the course of their terminal illness are ena…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 ·