Baroness Pidgeon
House of Lords
Liberal DemocratOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 394th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 31%. 24 contributions since 2024-12-19.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism361st of 96714.0
- Mental health275th of 86914.0
- Cancer118th of 61314.0
- Dementia55th of 2456.0
- Palliative & end of life care304th of 5734.0
- Adult social care & reform155th of 3624.0
- GP access81st of 2324.0
- Maternity & neonatal208th of 4274.0
- Health inequalities116th of 2774.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing232nd of 2952.0
- Heart disease & stroke314th of 3872.0
- Dentistry access174th of 1912.0
- Elderly care & frailty156th of 2272.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking107th of 1322.0
- A&E & ambulance response215th of 2482.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, in a growing number of hospitals, clinicians are using at-home bladder cancer testing to reduce the number of cystoscopies and speed up diagnosis. Can the Minister expand on how the Government will help clinician-led innovations such as this to spread across the NHS, so that access does not depend on where a…”
Healthcare Sector: Clinicians · 2026-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, specialist training in the care of people with a learning disability is critical to reducing avoidable mortality. Will the Government fund dedicated senior clinician roles in learning disability medicine across community, acute and mental health settings to provide the leadership that is necessary to improve…”
People with Learning Disabilities: Acute Illness · 2026-07-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…short but perfectly formed debate, giving us the opportunity to consider what the modern service framework for dementia and frailty needs to deliver. If it is to succeed, it should set clear national standards backed by funding and accountability so that a diagnosis opens the door to real support and access to new tre…”
Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, this has been a very interesting and wide-ranging debate. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Dinton, for his valedictory speech and thoughtful words, and I wish him well in his retirement. The focus from these Benches is on how we improve train services for passengers and freight.”