House of Lords
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 353rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 28%. 27 contributions since 2024-09-02.
“…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 ↗
“…Kingdom because, although they might change healthcare in amazing ways, they will be far more expensive than assisted dying. How does that work? Perhaps the noble Lord could briefly explain to me why it seems wrong that we might be depriving the Welsh of something that is much wanted, simply because we cannot find the…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-20 ·
“…action, tests and usage of these drugs in a number of sovereignties where they have been used successfully for assisted dying.…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They were medically qualified elsewhere but had not yet been in Britain and were still junior doctors, in a sense. I am really concerned that there are many such people who come to Britain, do a postdoctoral degree such as a PhD and, in the meantime, keep their medical skills flowing, as I did myself.”
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill · 2026-02-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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