Biography
Baroness Neuberger contributed substantially to Mental Health Bill debates through five speeches, drawing on her role as vice-chair of the 2018 independent review of mental health legislation to support amendments and advance reforms. She also participated in a social care strategy debate, reflecting her broader engagement with health and social care issues across NHS trusts and integrated care systems. Her contributions demonstrate sustained advocacy for mental health legislative reform alongside interest in social care integration.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…I also was a vice-chair of the review of the Mental Health Act, which reported in 2018 and is relevant, because I very strongly support this amendment to which I have added my name. It is something that the review did not address. We should have done.”
Record by topic
- Mental health456th of 8808.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking114th of 1392.0
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8992.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
What they’ve said
“…We first started talking about the reforms to the mental health legislation eight years ago, when we set up the review of the legislation under Sir Simon Wessely, and I was the vice-chair. It reported in 2018—seven years ago—and it was not even a very radical rethink of our mental health legislation.”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2025-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and of the Whittington Health NHS Trust, which provides child and adolescent mental health services. I was also one of the vice-chairs of the independent review of the Mental Health Act in 2018, which feels like a long time ago.”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2025-01-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Lords, and particularly the Minister, to push as hard as possible for funding for these reforms and the mental health system as a whole. It really is needed and if we do not do that, whatever we legislate will make precious little difference to what happens. That is what we ought to worry about.”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2024-11-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…If we had Care England’s proposal for a national tariff of £1,500 per week for intermediate care for people coming out of hospital, people would be able to get out of hospital and we would be able to free up some beds and make the system work better. That is one small thing we could do.”
Social Care Strategy · 2024-10-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
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