"My Lords, I declare an interest as a patron of the South Asian Health Foundation. The south Asian population has a very high incidence of diabetes, particularly type 1, which is probably related to a strong gene marker. Some 50% of people with type 1 diabetes have some kind of …..." Lord Patel - View Speech
"My Lords, I support much of what the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, said, particularly about the leading cause of maternal deaths—39% of them—being suicide. Not only that: 37% of those mothers who took their own lives had a known history of mental health issues, yet they were not properly looked …..." Lord Patel - View Speech
"My Lords, I accept what the Minister said about how the leasing arrangements will remain the same. But can we be assured that both KKR and PHP—whichever wins the bidding war—will follow the same procedures; that is, they will be responsible for providing the equipment and the rents will not …..." Lord Patel - View Speech
"My Lords, coming back to original Question, in which the noble Baroness, Lady Monckton, alluded to a drop in recruitment of 42% and only one place where such learning disability nurses are trained, is there not a need to expand ways of getting more people to train for learning disabilities …..." Lord Patel - View Speech
"My Lords, I am pleased and honoured to lead the debate today on the Preterm Birth Committee report. Before I do so, I thank most sincerely all those who gave evidence to the committee and, in particular, the mothers and parents of children born pre term who told us of …..." Lord Patel - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response. We often say, “This has been a good debate”. This has not been a good debate—it has been a brilliant debate. All the speakers showed a passion for making the service for mothers and babies better. I heard no political issues …..." Lord Patel - View Speech
"That this House takes note of the Report from the Preterm Birth Committee Preterm birth: reducing risks and improving lives (HL Paper 30)...." Lord Patel - View Speech
"My Lords, while I accept that in vitro diagnosis at the point of care has great benefits, it is important to address the challenges that we will need to face. They include quality control and the standardisation of equipment used, as well as making sure that the appropriate people are …..." Lord Patel - View Speech
"My Lords, several speakers have alluded to the evidence available that associates ultra-processed and processed food with disease or health conditions. Would the Minister agree that all the evidence cited is from observational studies? No studies report as a causative factor a direct link between processed and ultra-processed food and …..." Lord Patel - View Speech
"My Lords, while accepting what the noble Baroness, Lady Alexander, and the Minister have said about social inequalities in health outcomes, there are other issues. For instance, period mortality affects life expectancy, so a male aged 65 will expect to live another 18.5 years and a female another 21 years. …..." Lord Patel - View Speech