Lord Scriven

House of Lords

Liberal Democrat

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 124th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 10%. 64 contributions since 2024-07-29.

Record by topic

“…National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death report Acute illness in people with a learning disability, published on 11 June; and whether they intend to ensure those recommendations are implemented by NHS Trusts.…”
People with Learning Disabilities: Acute Illness · 2026-07-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, enough is enough. Currently, with everything in place, people living with a learning disability still die on average 20 years earlier than their non-learning disabled peers.”
People with Learning Disabilities: Acute Illness · 2026-07-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In its report, Safety, Equity and Expertise, the RCN warned that the specialist learning disability nursing workforce is in absolute crisis. In autumn 2025—the first academic intake under this Government—we see a catastrophic collapse in the pipeline.”
Healthcare Services: Acute, Primary and Community · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, following on from my noble friend’s question and the Minister’s answer, there is no definition in the department of preventable spending. Will the new modern service framework determine a definition of what preventable spending is so that it can be tracked over time to see whether prevention is becoming the n…”
Resistant Hypertension · 2026-06-24 ·