"My Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer. She set out the government policy, which states that local health and well-being boards will work with communities, health and care organisations and wider partners to establish outcome measures that cover the whole life course of the individual and reflect both …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government how they intend to measure the success of neighbourhood health services in reducing demand for hospital care and improving access to primary care...." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government have told us repeatedly that their number one priority is growth, and I am sure that every single one of us in this House would wholeheartedly back that aim. But I am afraid that there is a startling gap between those words and a real understanding …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. I support the regret Motion tabled by my noble friend Lady Stedman-Scott for the reasons that she set out so clearly in her excellent introductory speech. But before I go into that, I too want to say …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"I am sure the noble Baroness is right, and I thank her for that point. She has posed a very broad question, and I fear I would detain the House for much too long if I tried to answer it with the seriousness it definitely deserves.
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value of mandating that (1) all, or (2) more, health-related benefits assessments be conducted in person...." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her Answer. She will know that the number of young people on health-related benefits has risen by more than 50% over the last five years and that four out of five of them are claiming for mental health or neurodiversity conditions. Yet these assessments, I …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"My Lords, I warmly welcome all new Members of your Lordships’ House and congratulate them on their impressive maiden speeches.
On university campuses, real freedom of speech is vanishing. Please watch, if you have a moment, the brilliant speech Maeve Halligan recently gave at the Cambridge Union on how LGBTQ+ …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that Answer, but I wonder if she has had a chance to review the landmark study from Finland recently, which suggests very strongly that gender medicine actually has a very negative impact on vulnerable young people with complex needs and, far from actually helping them, …..." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government how many patients under the age of 25 have been referred to NHS adult gender identity clinics in each of the last three years; and what safeguarding measures are in place for those individuals...." Baroness Maclean of Redditch - View Speech