“…The themes which run through her life are public service in Leeds, race equality and mental health. She mentioned being CEO of Touchstone and serving her time on Leeds City Council. What she did not say was that she was the first black woman elected to Leeds City Council.”
Record by topic
- Adult social care & reform44th of 39712.0
- Mental health465th of 8908.5
- Learning disability & autism446th of 9058.0
- Maternity & neonatal148th of 4538.0
- Health inequalities83rd of 2996.0
- Elderly care & frailty66th of 2494.5
- Care home closures & provider failure11th of 494.0
- Public health & prevention378th of 7004.0
- Cancer353rd of 6414.0
- NHS waiting lists475th of 5432.0
- Heart disease & stroke332nd of 4072.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking120th of 1452.0
- Long Covid49th of 562.0
- Medical ethics & regulation168th of 2262.0
- Palliative & end of life care430th of 5402.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)126th of 1462.0
- Assisted dying294th of 3922.0
Also active on adult social care & reform
What they’ve said
“…wider issue than just social care, because it deals with young people, disabled people, those with learning and mental health challenges and so on. The interface between health and social care is undoubtedly a facet of this debate.”
Preparing for an Ageing Society (Economic Affairs Committee Report) · 2026-09-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I need to declare that I am the maternity lead, as a non-executive member, at the Whittington Hospital, and I will be at the conference as a member of one of the reference groups tomorrow.”
National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am also a non-executive director of Whittington Health, where I am the maternity lead. I am going to talk about the demographic impact of our ageing population. It is important to say, as other noble Lords have said, that having a population of so many people living longer is a matter for rejoicing.”
Declining Birth Rates · 2026-06-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…and those who have lived experience to be the voices in the design and delivery of neighbourhood health and the national care service. My first question to my noble friend the Minister is: how will the Government ensure that people’s lived experience shapes service design, improvement and accountability? Importantly, i…”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Lords, I would like to seek some clarification from my noble friend the Minister about this matter, because the Mental Capacity Act 2005 presumes adult capacity and the Care Act 2014 defines safeguarding thresholds, which my noble friend has outlined in some detail already.”
NHS Adult Gender Identity Clinics · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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