“…That is also a sex-linked issue. Of course, many of these children may have some suggestions of autism or certainly some form of difference or disorder—I do not want to call it mental ill health—that we would not accept as being quite usual: on a spectrum, as is often said. That is a reasonable way of looking at it.”
Record by topic
- Cancer54th of 64124.0
- Assisted dying59th of 39216.0
- Rare diseases45th of 2076.5
- Mental health491st of 8906.0
- Medical ethics & regulation61st of 2266.0
- Palliative & end of life care191st of 5406.0
- Heart disease & stroke152nd of 4074.0
- Dementia104th of 2634.0
- Learning disability & autism594th of 9054.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing244th of 3142.0
- GP access209th of 2472.0
- Maternity & neonatal379th of 4532.0
- Women's health & gynaecology174th of 2122.0
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What they’ve said
“…and it does not help us very much in thinking about what we are actually doing with patients in hospital or in general practice. I have a colleague—a cleaner—who I do not know well, who went into hospital, vomiting, some months ago. She had blood in her vomit and pain in her abdomen. It was a very short history.”
Health Bill · 2026-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Overcrowding is massive. There is one prisoner who is clearly autistic—he points this out—and obviously has other mental health disorders. He says he is surrounded by constant noise and cannot sleep. He is unable to express his mental condition. As an autistic person, he is extremely sensitive to noise.”
Prison and Probation Service · 2026-09-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…First, as has been said, these people come to hospital not to access maternity services but to have a baby. They are not ill. That is different from the rest of the NHS, even though they are in the NHS.”
National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…could end up with much more unnecessary worry for people who, for all sorts of reasons, believe that they have dementia when actually they are simply being a bit forgetful.”
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ommendable, and we are glad to hear what the Government are saying, but does she agree that one problem is that cancer is really a multimorbidity, so that often a number of different organs will be affected by it? Does she further agree that we might do more to hasten diagnosis for patients who may be suspected of havi…”
Rare Cancers: Diagnosis and Treatment · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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