Biography
Lord Adebowale contributed two debate speeches on the Mental Health Bill in November 2024, speaking to the importance of updating mental health legislation and highlighting longstanding concerns about care access and investment. He raised the interconnected challenges facing people with mental health needs, learning disabilities, and autistic people, noting excessive waiting times for appropriate support, and called for government assurances that the 10-year plan and spending review would deliver sustained investment in mental health services and the mental health estate. His engagement drew on his position as chair of the NHS Confederation, which represents health and care leaders across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…We have the privilege of having 100% of all mental health trust leaders in membership. This debate is overdue, just as updating the Mental Health Act is long overdue.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Mental health603rd of 8804.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
What they’ve said
“I know. I have two things to say and then I will finish, honestly. People with mental health needs, those with learning disabilities and autistic people are waiting too long for appropriate care and support. The mental health estate has also experienced years of underinvestment.”
Mental Health Bill [HL] · 2024-11-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
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