2 APPG memberships (as of 20 Nov 2024)
First Do No Harm, Pharmacy4 Former APPG memberships
Health, Maternity, Osteoporosis, OsteoposisDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
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(2 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Baroness Cumberlege has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLords initiatives
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1 Bill introduced by Baroness Cumberlege
A Bill to make provision for the regulation of food standards in hospitals.
Monday 2nd December 2013
Baroness Cumberlege has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)Non-medical prescribers must work within their own level of expertise. This, together with the requirements of the roles in which different professions are employed, is reflected in the differences between the legal prescribing responsibilities of these professions. Regulators keep records of which healthcare professionals can prescribe, and employers have a responsibility to ensure that non-medical prescribers undertake the relevant training and development, so that their knowledge and skills remain up to date. This is to ensure clinicians work within their sphere of competence.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. We will be providing an update to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s Report at the earliest opportunity.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)