Biography
The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury has engaged extensively with health and social care through 22 debate speeches across 12 topics, drawing on expertise as a former Chief Nursing Officer and current chair of the UK Commission on Bereavement. Key areas of focus include end-of-life care and assisted dying (on which he has expressed opposition to the Bill on principle), adult social care reform and workforce challenges, learning disabilities and autism services, and bereavement support following Covid-19. His contributions emphasise preventive approaches, health inequalities, and workforce development, frequently raising questions about implementation and resource allocation for vulnerable populations.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, baby loss can be one of the most difficult experiences for any person, but especially for NHS staff who work in or around maternity and neonatal care settings. Can the Minister outline for us what specific support is in place in the NHS for staff who experience baby loss that recognises this additional need?”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care100th of 56816.0
- Health inequalities45th of 28810.0
- Mental health369th of 88010.0
- Adult social care & reform56th of 37610.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Public health & prevention373rd of 6884.0
- Maternity & neonatal220th of 4384.0
- Long Covid48th of 552.0
- Unpaid carers243rd of 2832.0
- A&E & ambulance response222nd of 2582.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
- Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
- Diabetes154th of 1902.0
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2362.0
- GP access205th of 2412.0
What they’ve said
“…I also believe that we are unified in the belief that there needs to be investment in palliative care now. I welcome the new modern framework for palliative care that the Government have introduced, but recognise that financial investment still needs to occur.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I declare my interests as set out in the register, and particularly that I am vice-president of Exeter Hospice Care, chair of the UK Commission on Bereavement, and patron of AtaLoss. Your Lordships will know that, however many amendments there are to this Bill, I do not feel it will ever be safe.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-11-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…My Lords, according to the learning disabilities mortality review of adults with a learning disability who died in 2023, 25.6% had a care package that did not meet their needs. We know that local authorities continue to face significant challenges to providing adult social care services.”
Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Reports · 2025-11-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, has already pointed out, we in this Chamber share the same goal: for people to die with dignity and compassion. They are critical concerns for those who, like me, believe that the Bill is deeply flawed.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the NHS England 2025 best practice guide has a number of suggestions for growing the learning disability nursing workforce, including requiring CQC-registered providers to provide staff with training for learning disabilities and autism.”
Learning Disabilities Nursing · 2025-06-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
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