Contributions
988 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020I referred to difficult decisions possibly being made. Can the Minister reassure the Committee that the Government are working with the heads of all the royal…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusWill the Government give specific guidance on deferring or cancelling gatherings of clinicians and other healthcare professionals at conferences and examinations required for…09 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS: Doctor RetentionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his support for women in medicine—being one, I should declare that interest. Will he look actively, with NHS trusts and the GMC, at trying to…04 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]For the convenience of the House, when the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness is called, she may then have the opportunity to speak to it.03 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS Funding Bill (Money Bill)My Lords, I, too, congratulate the Minister on his new position and declare my interests as a past president of the BMA, a fellow of various medical royal colleges, and…26 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusMy Lords, I add a note of congratulations to all the public health people, to Public Health England, Public Health Wales, staff across the UK and health board staff at every…26 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of a BMA working group to support refugee and asylum-seeking doctors. Given the significant hurdles when people flee with no papers or…24 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for accepting refugee doctors to the United Kingdom.24 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationMy Lords, I also thank the Minister for updating us. I declare my interest as chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum. I want to put on record my concerns about the initial…13 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusMy Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing the update to the House. Among all those people to whom we owe a debt, we should particularly single out the chief medical officers,…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Accident InvestigationMy Lords, given that Emiliano Sala had levels of carbon monoxide in his body sufficiently high to cause unconsciousness, one could infer that the pilot also lost consciousness,…10 Feb 2020HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests in palliative care, including as vice-president of Marie Curie and of Hospice UK and other roles declared in the register. I particularly welcome…07 Feb 2020HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.07 Feb 2020HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who stayed behind on a Friday to contribute and who have done so much research behind the speeches they gave in support of my Bill. I can…07 Feb 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, I am most grateful, as is everybody, to the Minister for updating us. She spoke about person-to-person transmission not having occurred in Hong Kong and those other…03 Feb 2020HANSARDHymen SurgeryMy Lords, I declare an interest as an elected member of the BMA ethics committee. What levers do the Government have to look at the ethical framework within which consent is…23 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, like others who have spoken about devolution, I have made many points and will not repeat them. However, it is important that the Government do not misinterpret the vote…21 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: A&E Waiting Time TargetMy Lords, I declare my interest in relation to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Do the Government recognise the data from the weekly monitoring of 50 EDs that report to…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris of Aberavon, for his words in support of this amendment, which has my name attached to it. I reiterate the…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillBefore we finish this, I understand that the Minister cannot foresee all the issues that might arise, but what mechanism is there to ensure that, the moment something comes up…20 Jan 2020