“…em—the fundamental purpose of the liaison service—but to establish connections between orthopaedic surgeons and geriatric medicine, so that, with other problems such as, for example, older people not getting their operations quick enough after a fracture, which Dr Mark Porter mentioned in the Times today, it will speed…”
Record by topic
- Mental health128th of 89028.0
- Learning disability & autism226th of 90518.0
- Dementia20th of 26312.0
- Assisted dying86th of 39210.0
- Palliative & end of life care177th of 5408.0
- Medical ethics & regulation61st of 2266.0
- Cancer247th of 6416.0
- Public health & prevention260th of 7006.0
- Elderly care & frailty171st of 2492.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing244th of 3142.0
- Adult social care & reform330th of 3972.0
- NHS waiting lists475th of 5432.0
- Maternity & neonatal379th of 4532.0
Also active on dementia
What they’ve said
“…There is a growing body of evidence that these objects may induce or exacerbate psychiatric symptoms in vulnerable children and adolescents. False social attachments can lead to some serious harms indeed, and we have already heard from the noble Lord, Lord Alton, about the tragic case of Sewell Setzer in the States, wh…”
AI, Screen Usage and Social Media: Effect on Children · 2026-10-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Perhaps the largest of all the neglected groups is those with dementia. There is no ambition here to make the NHS social care services work for them, or indeed the other groups that have been mentioned by many people around this House—although, of course, we are grateful for the recent investment of research monies.”
Health Bill · 2026-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Then there are the other problems of the MoJ: severe staff shortages in the Prison and Probation Service, in which a staggering shortfall of personnel means that those left are suffering from exhaustion and low morale; the early release and legislative pressures we have heard so much about recently placing an impossibl…”
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (Restoration of Powers and Responsibilities) Bill [HL] · 2026-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Lord, Lord Patel, to talk about the data for research for the greatest health challenge of our time—dementia. We need to improve the quality, accessibility and use of dementia data to support research, which is in an extremely poor state. We identify people too late, if at all.”
Patient Data: Research · 2026-09-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“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 ↗
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