Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2022
Health and Care Bill
"My Lords, I warmly but very briefly support these proposed innovations in fortifying and enhancing health, not least in their application to the treatment of dementia. Will the Minister consider the work of Arts 4 Dementia, whose aim is empowerment through artistic stimulation, and which promotes social prescribing of arts …..."Baroness Whitaker - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Health and Care Bill
"My Lords, this whole group is worthy of government action, and I support Amendments 80 and 81 in respect of speech and language therapists. The NHS Long Term Plan itself states that speech and language therapists are a profession in short supply. The Department of Health and Social Care, …..."Baroness Whitaker - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Health and Care Bill
"My Lords, as well as supporting Amendments 9 and 12 and the rest of the group, I would like briefly to add my support for Amendment 31 in my capacity as patron of the British Stammering Association. This amendment is very much welcomed by the Royal College of Speech and …..."Baroness Whitaker - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Health and Care Bill
"My Lords, I rise to support Amendments 30 and 34. On Amendment 30, I echo the widespread concern of the professional bodies and expressed by the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, that rehabilitation should be a core service in the NHS. It is inseparable from healing, and healing is often impaired …..."Baroness Whitaker - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Jan 2022
Health and Care Bill
"I add my support for Amendments 172 and 214, speaking as a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Speech and Language Difficulties and a patron of the British Stammering Association. These amendments, which again have the support of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, would do much …..."Baroness Whitaker - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Jan 2022
Health and Care Bill
"My Lords, following the impressive, high-calibre tour d’horizon from the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, I rise to support the importance of proper and full rehabilitation as in Amendment 100, again supported by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Perhaps I should have declared, at my last …..."Baroness Whitaker - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Jan 2022
Health and Care Bill
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a patron of the British Stammering Association; indeed, I am a stammerer myself. I regret that I could not join in at Second Reading. I support all the amendments in this group, as does the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
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Written Question
Wednesday 29th September 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent finding by Friends, Families and Travellers, published on 8 July, which found that 74 per cent of GP surgeries breached NHS England guidelines and the Equality Act 2010 in March and April by refusing to register nomadic patients.
Answered by Lord Kamall
- Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Department are engaging with Friends, Families and Travellers on their report to understand the issues raised. NHS England and NHS Improvement have been clear on the need to continue to register new patients throughout the pandemic. Patients can register without attending the practice by delivering their applications by any means, including by post and digitally. Any patient refused registration and who is not registered with another practice may request immediate necessary treatment for a new or pre-existing condition for up to 14 days.
Written Question
Thursday 29th April 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which NHS Trusts do not provide speech therapy for stammering adults; what are the reasons for those Trusts not providing such therapy; and what plans they have to establish a consistent service across England to provide such therapy.
Answered by Lord Bethell
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Written Question
Thursday 25th February 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans NHS England has to ensure that speech and language therapists are identified as essential members of the multi-disciplinary teams in the Designated Long COVID clinics announced on 7 October 2020.
Answered by Lord Bethell
As part of the five point plan for ‘long’ COVID-19, NHS England made £10 million available to the National Health Service to establish post COVID-19 assessment clinics. The national specification for these services asks providers ensure patients have access to a multidisciplinary team of professionals to account for the multi-system nature of post COVID-19 syndrome. Where speech and language therapy are required, patients should be able to get the treatment they need.