“…baby, you do not necessarily have to find that you can do everything perfectly and that, where you have serious mental health issues, you must be able to seek help.…”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying17th of 39260.0
- Palliative & end of life care21st of 54048.0
- Mental health198th of 89018.0
- Medical ethics & regulation32nd of 22614.0
- Cancer137th of 64114.0
- Dementia20th of 26312.0
- Learning disability & autism375th of 90510.0
- Elderly care & frailty68th of 2494.0
- Heart disease & stroke152nd of 4074.0
- Public health & prevention378th of 7004.0
- Unpaid carers257th of 2962.0
- NHS waiting lists475th of 5432.0
- Rare diseases174th of 2072.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)126th of 1462.0
- Diabetes160th of 1992.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking120th of 1452.0
Also active on assisted dying
What they’ve said
“…Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Physicians, the British Geriatrics Society, the Law Society, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the organisation Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ection for the vulnerable, the weak, the poor, the disabled, the sick, those with suicidal ideation, those with mental health problems and all those whom we have identified. Many of us have concluded that this Bill is not safe and have worked to try to make it safer.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Think of the pressures of bed-blocking and budgets in the NHS. Regrettably, many of the amendments that the noble and learned Lord tabled weaken safeguards for which the MPs voted—such as explicit domestic abuse training or the mandatory independent advocate presence—under the guise of tidying up the Bill.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I apologise to the House; I am struggling slightly. We are talking about assisted dying here and nothing else. I am saying that there has to be a conscience clause: that people of faith—I do not know how many faiths are involved—must have the right not to go against their conscience.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I assume that the noble Baroness is aware that one of the reasons why we need to be absolutely specific about what we are doing is that 42% of people think assisted dying is palliative care. We need to make clear what we are talking about.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily quoting them directly.
- Hotter summers, hidden harmsCentre for Mental Health
- Free fair to connect jobseekers with support servicesHerald Series
- Devon nurse challenges belief that palliative care means giving up hopeExmouth Journal