"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Foster, for bringing this debate and for the unfailing, tireless work he does in this area. I declare my interest as medical director of the Primary Care Gambling Service, which treats patients experiencing gambling-related harms in services across England.
"My Lords, would the Government consider requiring the HFEA to share data on these inappropriate and harmful add-ons with the General Medical Council so that fitness to practise concerns can be acted on?..." Baroness Gerada - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for securing this debate and to the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, for saying many of the things around primary care and general practice that I want to say. I always feel that I am here defending my own profession.
"Can the Minister comment on whether the mental health investment standard introduced in the Health and Care Act 2022, which requires the Secretary of State to report annually to Parliament on the share of NHS funding for mental health, will be replicated for primary care?..." Baroness Gerada - View Speech
"My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for securing this important debate. Before I start, I will just clarify one issue: about 98% of abortion treatment is carried out in the not-for-profit sector, funded around 98% by the NHS. NHS hospitals do not make a profit …..." Baroness Gerada - View Speech
"My Lords, I remind the House that Harold Shipman was a murderer convicted of 15 life sentences plus four years. He did not provide an assisted death. I would like that to be on the record.
"My Lords, I am grateful to contribute to this debate, and I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel. I declare my interest: I am a practising GP just across the river, and, over the past 40 years, I have diagnosed and cared for many tens of thousands of patients …..." Baroness Gerada - View Speech
"Can I give a clarification? I have just been in contact with most of the senior officers at the Royal College of General Practitioners. To put it on the record, to the best of my and their knowledge, the RCGP has not called for a register, a public one or …..." Baroness Gerada - View Speech