Biography

Lord Cryer engaged on health and social care through four debate speeches spanning mental health legislation, medicines regulation, and obesity-related conditions. His contributions included moving government amendments to the Mental Health Bill to clarify aftercare service provisions, promoting a new regulatory framework for decentralised medicine manufacturing, and discussing the preventative health approach in relation to anti-obesity medication and associated conditions like diabetes and heart disease. His engagement emphasised prevention-focused healthcare policy and regulatory frameworks supporting innovation in medicine delivery.

Generated from their own Hansard record, below

…ervices include services arranged, as well as directly provided, by a public authority under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983. I turn to government Amendments 87 to 94, which concern Clause 31, and Amendment 162 on the commencement of certain provisions within Clauses 29, 31 and 34.

Record by topic

  1. Diabetes62nd of 1904.0
  2. Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
  3. Mental health750th of 8802.0

What they’ve said

  • …One example of these products in development is a diabetic foot ulcer treatment using blood-derived products obtained from the patient and manufactured at the bedside.

    Human Medicines (Amendment) (Modular Manufacture and Point of Care) Regulations 2024 · 2024-11-28 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • I am grateful for the question. What the right reverend Prelate is really talking about is conditions rather than medicine, which touches on an important part of the 10-year plan for health that was introduced recently by the incoming Government. That is about moving towards a system of prevention rather than cure.

    NHS: Anti-obesity Medication · 2024-11-18 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • …is country, certainly adults, are overweight, and 30% of adults live with obesity, leading to illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and bladder problems—a whole range of problems that are perfectly preventable.

    NHS: Anti-obesity Medication · 2024-11-18 · Read on Hansard ↗

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