Biography
Lord Bellingham has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, raising questions about transition support for autistic young people leaving education, the integration of health agencies within regional care co-operatives, and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions of elderly care home residents through enhanced carer training. His contributions reflect a focus on joined-up service delivery across health, social care and voluntary sectors, with particular concern for vulnerable groups including autistic individuals and elderly patients in care homes.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, about charities, I declare an interest because I am involved with a number of autistic charities in my old constituency in King’s Lynn and across Norfolk.”
Record by topic
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Health inequalities245th of 2882.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking114th of 1392.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
What they’ve said
“…A lot of discussion took place about health inequalities, delivering holistic care and co-ordinating GP services. The regional care co-operatives are at the heart of the MacAlister proposals and have received widespread welcome and endorsement.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I certainly do support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Hannan. I will be very brief. The amendment on which I want to focus is not one regarding referenda and consulting the Chagossian people, even though that is very important.”
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill · 2025-11-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In my old constituency, there were two special needs schools and there were a number of autistic units in secondary schools. A special school, with the leadership and the right policies in place, can often deliver really high standards of food; I have seen that on many occasions.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-06-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ing to many practitioners in this field, every child in residential care will almost certainly have significant mental health needs and, very often, physical health needs as well.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-06-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, on the vexed subject of delayed discharge of very elderly patients who have been admitted from care homes, quite often with ailments such as flu, medicine management, wound-dressing management, et cetera, surely the key is to ensure that many of these patients are not admitted in the first place.”
Health and Adult Social Care Reform · 2025-01-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
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