“My Lords, first, I welcome the Minister to her place. However, will the Government commit to a statutory guarantee so that unpaid carers have access to regular, reliable respite care, rather than support being dependent on reaching a point of crisis or on where someone happens to live?”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism256th of 90516.0
- Mental health246th of 89016.0
- Cancer137th of 64114.0
- Maternity & neonatal148th of 4538.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking20th of 1458.0
- GP access50th of 2478.0
- Adult social care & reform102nd of 3978.0
- Dementia58th of 2638.0
- A&E & ambulance response56th of 2726.0
- Unpaid carers99th of 2966.0
- Women's health & gynaecology60th of 2126.0
- Dentistry access99th of 1974.0
- Health inequalities125th of 2994.0
- Palliative & end of life care269th of 5404.0
- Heart disease & stroke332nd of 4072.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing244th of 3142.0
- Diabetes160th of 1992.0
- Elderly care & frailty171st of 2492.0
- Medical ethics & regulation168th of 2262.0
- Public health & prevention585th of 7002.0
Also active on hospital discharge / bed-blocking
What they’ve said
“My Lords, HRT, like all medicines, is not a nice-to-have but critical to many women. The Public Services Committee, in its report on medicines security published in February, concluded that medicines security should be treated as a national priority and feature on the risk register. Do the Government now agree?”
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Product Shortage · 2026-10-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As I raised earlier during Questions, this has knock-on impacts for our emergency departments and paramedics, and in the corridor care that we witness every day. Critically, we must remember the millions of unpaid family carers who quietly hold the system together.”
National Care Service · 2026-10-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Emergency Medicine has reported today that two-thirds of clinical leads say their trust does not count as corridor care patients on chairs in corridors, patients who have been put on chairs in waiting rooms or even patients in corridors on the way in.”
Corridor Care · 2026-10-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…People are struggling to get GP appointments. Access to NHS dentists is impossible in many parts of the country. People are waiting for hours and hours for care in our stretched A&E departments. The shocking state of our maternity services we have discussed many times in this Chamber.”
Health Bill · 2026-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, a recent workforce assessment by Skills for Care found that adult social care in England still had around 96,000 vacancies and projected that a further 410,000 posts will be needed by 2040 to meet demand. What are the Government doing to address these shortages and deliver genuine integrated patient services?”
Neighbourhood Health and Social Care · 2026-09-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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