“…ial if we are ever to get beyond the fine words of countless politicians on all sides and get upstream into the prevention agenda—I declare my interests. In the modern world, health is everybody’s business.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention178th of 70010.0
- Health inequalities125th of 2994.0
- Cancer520th of 6412.0
Also active on public health & prevention
What they’ve said
“My Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Young. Supporting a smoke-free society is the right direction of travel, in my view, but I also worry about contact with reality.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I, too, support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, as well as what the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, has just shared with us. Earlier, I mentioned “learning by doing” cultures. What do they actually look like? We have been engaging in depth in east London for 42 years.”
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill · 2026-02-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Lord, Lord Deben, knows, following the death of a young woman called Jean Vialls from cancer in appalling circumstances with a disabled mother, a mentally ill dad and two children sleeping in the same bed. The NHS systems, processes and machinery absolutely failed to deal with that stuff.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-01-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…and that of my colleagues with many years of experience, that the health service needs to get upstream into the prevention agenda and move services out of expensive hospitals and into the community.”
Planning and Infrastructure Bill · 2025-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…All the data is telling us that the future of the health service has to be about getting upstream into the social determinants of health. The biggest influences on people’s health outcomes are social, not doctors.”
King’s Speech · 2024-07-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
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