Biography
Baroness Wheeler has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches in the Lords, contributing to discussions on end-of-life care, maternity support for bereaved parents, and NHS supply chain ethics. Her contributions demonstrate support for legislative measures addressing palliative care, stillbirth recognition and bereaved parent support, and slavery prevention in NHS procurement. She has emphasised the importance of cross-party cooperation on these issues and acknowledged the work of other peers championing these causes.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, it is not an arbitrary timetable. Many people have spoken on palliative care both at Second Reading and today, and I respect that totally. I am just saying that we need to respect the rules of the House to be able to adjourn.”
Record by topic
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
What they’ve said
“…They give effect to a duty established by the Health and Care Act 2022 requiring the Secretary of State to eradicate modern slavery wherever it is found in NHS procurement.”
National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025 · 2025-11-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…However, I must address the Government’s reservations about this Bill in relation to the proposed definition of stillbirth. The current definition is based on the gestation at which a foetus is considered viable—24 weeks.”
Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL] · 2025-07-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
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