Biography
The Lord Bishop of Sheffield has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, raising questions about NHS and adult social care workforce collaboration following the Hewitt review, maternity and neonatal infrastructure concerns at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, and support for children with special educational needs and disabilities, particularly underrepresented groups facing barriers to diagnosis. His contributions have connected these health and care issues to broader themes of accessibility and equity across vulnerable populations in his South Yorkshire diocese.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“I thank the Minister for her response. Noble Lords will be aware of the increased frequency and severity of flood events across the UK in recent years. Communities I serve in South Yorkshire are up to one-third more likely to experience flooding than the national average.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing103rd of 3024.0
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
What they’ve said
“In the light of the 2023 Hewitt review into integrated care systems, how are the Government building greater awareness of adult social care in the NHS workforce in order to enable greater collaboration?”
NHS and Social Care: Joint Working · 2025-06-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…overnment’s investment of £100 million to upgrade sports facilities and improve access to sport for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. However, noble Lords will be aware of other significant disparities that persist across demographics relating to participation in sport and extracurricular activiti…”
Young People: Sporting Activities · 2025-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In 2021, a water ingress into the electrical circuits in the maternity ward caused the evacuation of premature babies in incubators and women in labour. In 2023, the collapse of a significant portion of plaster work in a hospital corridor ceiling resulted in no human injury only by the providence of God.”
Doncaster Royal Infirmary · 2025-05-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, despite significant progress in the identification of pupils with SEND in recent years, some groups remain significantly underrepresented in accessing a formal diagnosis and acquiring an EHCP.”
State-funded Schools: Special Educational Needs · 2024-12-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Lichfield Cathedral about 15 years ago was a partnership with a local school for pupils with SEND to create a bespoke multisensory tour involving water, incense, bells, holding crosses and even, judiciously, fire.”
Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities · 2024-12-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
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