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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventh sitting)Q Professor Owen, written evidence from the Royal College of Psychiatrists states that 65% of psychiatrists “are not confident that consent can act as an adequate safeguard”. On…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Q I would like to come to you, Dr Hussain, specifically on why you think ethnic minority people would be disproportionately affected when the law is the same for everyone. There…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Are you aware of any reported incidents of the misuse of medication that has been administered? As you explained earlier, patients can take the medication to their home. Dr…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fifth sitting)Q May I come to Professor House for clarification? For someone who has had no primary diagnosis of a mental illness got diagnosed as terminally ill, is there the possibility that…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Third sitting)Q Alex, thanks for the written evidence and your experience in capacity assessment. We heard from the previous panel, especially from the practising Dr Clarke, how complex it is.…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q When the RCN Scotland director gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament during the discussion of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, he expressed the…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q My next question is for Duncan. Nurses who work in stressful environments, such as people working in mental health wards, are expected to get clinical supervision. Do you think…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q Sir Chris Whitty, you said that not all mental capacity assessments are safe. Do you think that hopelessness and low mood can affect someone’s capacity and that a sudden…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Second sitting)Q What is your view on the accuracy of the prognoses that we make in this country? If somebody is told that they may live for three years instead of six months, it will make a…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I want to talk about amendment (b). The right hon. Member for North West Hampshire said that all members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists are already members of the General…21 Jan 2025HANSARD New Hospital Programme ReviewMy local hospital was not selected for the new hospital programme. While I am happy for colleagues who have received some certainty today on when work on their local hospital will…20 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ5. I welcome the efforts this Labour Government have made to reset our relationship with the European Union and to seek to remove unnecessary trade barriers. The trading links…08 Jan 2025HANSARD NHS BacklogAddressing backlogs in the NHS, together with changing the current hospital-centric system, will be of central importance in ensuring the long-term sustainability of our health…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Cleve Hill Solar ParkMy neighbouring constituency of Ashford has a big solar farm planned for it. I have recently listened to experts who have highlighted the risk of fire and toxic fumes from large…10 Dec 2024HANSARDChildren and BereavementI worked as a mental health nurse in the NHS for many years and saw many people struggle with their mental health due to traumatic experiences, including family bereavements that…02 Dec 2024HANSARDIndefinite Leave to Remain: Healthcare WorkersIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Edward. I congratulate my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on his excellent…18 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition took time at her party’s conference to say that “a little bit of adversity” in life is good for people’s mental health. That approach clearly did not…13 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Court Backlog1. What steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of Crown court cases.05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate on the first Labour Budget for nearly 15 years. I must disclose that I worked in the NHS for the past 22 years as a mental health…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Court BacklogIt is important that victims of crime have the swift access to justice that they deserve, so I welcome the extra funding from this Government that will lead to more than 106,000…05 Nov 2024