Biography
Lord Sentamu has engaged with health and social care issues primarily through debate speeches across nine topics, with particular emphasis on end-of-life care and palliative services, drawing on personal experience as a hospice patron and supporter. His contributions frequently reflect lived experience—including discussions of cancer, mental health capacity assessments, and social care reform—and he has raised concerns about NHS waiting lists in the context of industrial action. He has also spoken to broader health policy matters including the Dilnot social care reforms and the impact of strikes on healthcare delivery.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Sadly, Clarrie died in 2020 of motor neurone disease, but her legacy is that of somebody who, in spite of loss, saw her work as galvanising everybody so that nobody forgets. May she and all the others rest in peace.”
Record by topic
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- NHS waiting lists302nd of 5344.0
- Rare diseases170th of 2022.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
What they’ve said
“…Colin Bennetts, Bishop of Coventry from 1998 to 2008, died in July 2013 after a period of illness due to cancer. His lungs were filled with deposits of smoke. He said to everybody, “I have never smoked in my life”, but as a youngster he had worked in an office where cigarettes were lit at every moment.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-02-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Margaret and I adopted a brother and sister because their mother had died of cancer. The boy was eight and his sister was three. They came to live with us. After quite a considerable period of time, we consulted their family in Uganda, who were very happy that we could adopt these children.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Lords, one of the four priorities named in the Budget delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was reducing waiting lists. If this strike goes ahead, what increase would there be in the waiting lists? Secondly, the Secretary of State in his Statement said that he is putting “money back in … doctors’ pockets by” fun…”
Resident Doctors: Industrial Action · 2025-12-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I agree with the noble and learned Lord about why we are focused on GP practices, because they are the hub of information. Since I arrived in this country, I have had a lot of treatment for all kinds of conditions—I am one of those people—and all the national insurance I have been paying has being paid back t…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-12-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Chancellor had four objectives, one of which was to reduce waiting lists, not to increase anybody’s pay. Doctors going on strike will increase waiting lists. What will the Government do, knowing that the Chancellor cannot, under her fiscal rules, spend unbudgeted expenditure? Who will persuade the doctors that thei…”
NHS Industrial Action · 2025-12-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
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