Neighbourhood Health Services

Baroness Hussein-Ece Excerpts

Monday 7th September 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Manzoor (Con)]

My Lords—

[Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD)]

My Lords, we know, and it is very well researched, that people with learning disabilities face enormous barriers in access to primary health care and have lower life expectancy as a result. Can the Minister assure me that these neighbourhood health services will ensure that screening and support for people with learning disabilities will be embedded in this service?

[Baroness Merron (Lab)]

I certainly can. To support that, the prevalence review, which focuses particularly on mental health services for those in the group that the noble Baroness describes, will soon come forward with its report, which will help us greatly. Certainly, there are priority cohorts, which are listed by definition, but localities can add cohorts. I very much expect that the group to which she refers would absolutely be a priority.