Biography
Baroness Pidgeon has raised 12 health and social care topics across 26 debate speeches, with particular emphasis on maternity services, primary care access, and mental health provision. Her contributions frequently highlight systemic failures and inequalities, such as unsafe maternity units, long mental health waiting times exceeding 300 days, and reduced NHS funding for general practice, while consistently calling for government commitments to specific improvements including dedicated funding, national standards, and expanded service provision.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, if neighbourhood health services are to succeed, more care will be delivered through general practice and community settings, yet NHS funding allocated to general practice has fallen over the last decade.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism296th of 89914.0
- Mental health281st of 88014.0
- Cancer121st of 62214.0
- Dementia60th of 2516.0
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- Maternity & neonatal138th of 4386.0
- Palliative & end of life care294th of 5684.0
- Adult social care & reform161st of 3764.0
- Health inequalities121st of 2884.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
- Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
- Dentistry access175th of 1942.0
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2362.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking114th of 1392.0
- A&E & ambulance response222nd of 2582.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, given that six out of 10 maternity units have been assessed as unsafe by the Care Quality Commission, it is not surprising that this research identifies thousands of women experiencing birth trauma.”
Childbirth-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder · 2026-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“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.”
Railways Bill · 2026-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
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