“…Can the Minister say a little more about how the unpaid carers champion, which is a wonderful new initiative, will be involved with overseeing or delivering the carers action plan, and how that in turn will link with the work being done by the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, and her commission?…”
Record by topic
- Unpaid carers10th of 29648.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking20th of 1458.0
- Mental health491st of 8906.0
- Adult social care & reform113th of 3976.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing107th of 3144.0
- Palliative & end of life care269th of 5404.0
- Public health & prevention585th of 7002.0
- Dementia221st of 2632.0
- Cancer520th of 6412.0
- Assisted dying294th of 3922.0
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What they’ve said
“…But we have to remember that we are seeking a lasting settlement, and therefore the national care service is only part of this. Would my noble friend agree that one of the important things the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, is doing in her research and proposals is encouraging a national conversation? One of the major pro…”
National Care Service · 2026-10-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…This could be genuinely transformative for unpaid carers. At present, carers can spend an enormous amount of time repeating information, navigating different parts of the NHS and trying to make sure that professionals understand the circumstances of the person they care for.”
Health Bill · 2026-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…nt contributions of a neighbourhood health service is in the preventive work that it does—things like exercise, smoking cessation, addiction counselling, and so on.”
Neighbourhood Health Services · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the Carers UK report The ‘tipping point’: when unpaid carers can no longer combine caring with paid employment, published on 12 May, that 47% of carers are considering reducing their working hours or leaving paid employment because of the…”
Unpaid Carers · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They think that these are only small symptoms of confusion and do not want to go for the full diagnosis on dementia. Would the public awareness campaign, mentioned from the other Benches, also include encouragement to families and carers to seek that diagnosis?…”
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
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