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HANSARDStroke TreatmentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve treatment and care for those of working age who are affected by stroke.27 Mar 2024HANSARDStroke TreatmentI thank the Minister. We know that one in four strokes happen to working-age people, and that it is also a leading cause of disability. Speech and physiotherapy support after…27 Mar 2024HANSARDSodium Valproate and Pelvic MeshMy Lords, the Patient Safety Commissioner’s report is all the more valuable because it is drawn from patients’ experiences, including physical, psychological and emotional impacts…25 Mar 2024HANSARDCarers: National StrategyIt was over-85s.12 Mar 2024HANSARDCarers: National StrategyMy Lords, on International Women’s Day last week, Carers UK stressed that older women aged 75 to 79 are providing the most unpaid care—50 hours per week—and that there has been an…12 Mar 2024HANSARDNHS: Dementia Commission ReportMy Lords, the commission’s wide-ranging and comprehensive report is very welcome, but it heavily reinforces the urgent need for radical change in the way we diagnose, treat and…22 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Dementia Commission ReportTo ask His Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking in response to the NHS Innovation and Life Sciences Commission’s Dementia Commission : 2023 Report .22 Feb 2024HANSARDCare of Critically Ill ChildrenMy Lords, I emphasise that the task force recommended by Nuffield to oversee its key recommendations needs to get to work urgently. The family-focused research work with parents,…29 Jan 2024HANSARDCare Home StaffingMy Lords, the Minister told the House on Tuesday that hospital discharges have recently been reduced by 10%. However, he knows that this figure goes up and down as some people…18 Jan 2024HANSARDDementiaMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Browning, for this debate and for giving us the valuable—if nowhere near long enough —opportunity to shine a spotlight on many key…18 Jan 2024HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingThe Nuffield Trust has called the NAO findings a “damning indictment of the Government’s progress towards delivering social care change”. To follow on from my noble friend’s…12 Dec 2023HANSARDLearning Disabilities and Autism: Solitary Confinement in HospitalI too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, on securing this debate, which is a welcome opportunity to listen to the detail of her excellent report, following on from…23 Nov 2023HANSARDMental Health: Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, this has been an excellent debate, with the knowledge and expertise we expect from across the House and from the very moving and comprehensive introduction from the…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, the NAO’s recent figures show that so far, only 7.5% of the much-vaunted £265 million allocated by government to addressing social care staffing shortages and…22 Nov 2023HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingMy Lords, most of us will have the amazing work of our own local children’s hospice in mind today in response to this Question. Ours in Surrey is the care and support that the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDAutism: In-patient Care in Mental Health HospitalsThankfully, my Lords, understanding of and support for autism have changed substantially since the now 40 year-old Mental Health Act, especially about being clear on what an…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Immunisation ProgrammeMy Lords, the JCVI endorses the RSV vaccination programme for 75 year-olds and ages above, but its 11 September statement underlines that the cost-effectiveness of vaccinating…19 Oct 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care (Adult Social Care Committee Report)My Lords, we have had an excellent but very sobering debate, throwing the spotlight on the current state of adult social care, against the backdrop of the committee’s landmark…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of the length of waiting times for paediatric care on children’s developmental outcomes.16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesMy Lords, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has described sick children as the “forgotten casualties of the NHS’s waiting list crisis” across hospital and community health.…16 Oct 2023