Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Oct 2013 Care Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I join in the congratulations to the Minister on his words this afternoon. For a long time I have felt that trying to get some movement on this issue of education and training for healthcare assistants was rather like the sufferings of Sisyphus pushing that stone uphill. Fortunately, …..." Lord MacKenzie of Culkein - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise briefly to speak to Amendments 58C and 59. The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and the noble Baroness, Lady Emerton, rightly referred to including nursing in the Bill.
As the noble Baroness, Lady Emerton, said, the practice of nursing these days is underpinned by research. Of necessity, …..." Lord MacKenzie of Culkein - View Speech
"My Lords, I had intended to speak on the draft care and support Bill and to deal with some of the positives in it, as well as some of the issues in the interface between health and social services. I had also intended to deal with the crisis in A&E …..." Lord MacKenzie of Culkein - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not want to get into European law, but we are talking about definitions. The noble Lord, Lord Chidgey, has referred to them. The amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Berkeley refers to,
“proposals to allow junior ratings to hold pilotage exemption certificates”.
"My Lords, I am very pleased to welcome this Bill and to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, for taking it forward in this House. A number of matters are covered in this Bill, and it will not be surprising to noble Lords, given my background as a fourth generation …..." Lord MacKenzie of Culkein - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Emerton, for putting down this question to the Government today.
It is apposite that we should have an opportunity to discuss the matter of care and compassion in another week when issues have again been raised about the quality of …..." Lord MacKenzie of Culkein - View Speech
"My Lords, I join in the thanks to my noble friend Lady Pitkeathley for securing this important debate and for her most eloquent speech. This debate is about the ambition to integrate health and social care. I am not, I think, one of the usual suspects because nurses of my …..." Lord MacKenzie of Culkein - View Speech
"My Lords, I join in the thanks to my noble friend Lady Ford for securing this important debate on neurological services. I have spoken in a number of debates on this subject over the past five or six years. I have an interest, partly as a nurse but more specifically …..." Lord MacKenzie of Culkein - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not believe for a moment that the provisions for the removal of the so-called regulatory burdens relating to employment in this Bill, which are clearly intended to water down or remove hard-won protections for workers, will do anything whatever to meet the claims of the coalition …..." Lord MacKenzie of Culkein - View Speech
"My Lords, as a nurse I am always delighted to support the noble Baroness, Lady Emerton, and I particularly support this amendment.
I had hoped that the House might have agreed the need for statutory regulation and registration for healthcare support workers, but the Government should at least accept this …..." Lord MacKenzie of Culkein - View Speech