"My Lords, community and primary care services are at the heart of the Government’s objective in the 10-year plan to shift from sickness to prevention and from hospital to community. But the funding does not always support that.
"My Lords, according to the association for FASD, every prevented case saves over £400,000 in lifetime costs, as well as the personal tragedy. Universal antenatal alcohol history taking is recommended by NICE guidelines, but implementation remains variable. Will the Government embed NICE guidelines everywhere, alongside a national public health campaign …..." Baroness Walmsley - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Scott of Needham Market on her very moving speech. She comprehensively covered the major issues that are before patients with ME.
The prevention of future deaths report into the death of Maeve Boothby-O’Neill emphasised that there is no known cure into myalgic …..." Baroness Walmsley - View Speech
"Before the Minister sits down, I asked what support is being given to those services that are unable to fulfil the NICE guidelines, and about the Government’s attitude to including reasonable adjustments in the information on the single patient record...." Baroness Walmsley - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the University College London report Physical punishment and child outcomes in theUK, published on 10 June, particularly its findings about the effect that hitting children has on their behaviour and wellbeing...." Baroness Walmsley - View Speech
"My Lords, we already know that regular physical punishment encourages children to bully other children and damages their relationship with their parents. The UCL research has now shown us that it also damages their educational attainment and future prospects. When will the Government take not just a small step but …..." Baroness Walmsley - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that any deal that the Government might do with the supermarkets to cut prices in exchange for delaying regulations on healthy food would be short-sighted, against public health and damaging to the NHS?..." Baroness Walmsley - View Speech
"My Lords, recently my work has focused on two aspects of prevention of ill health and health inequalities. In 2024, I chaired a one-year special inquiry into food, diet and obesity, and this year I am chairing one into childhood vaccination rates in England. Apart from clean water, these are …..." Baroness Walmsley - View Speech
"My Lords, while the intention of the policy is welcome, does the Minister recognise that it may create a perverse incentive for businesses to divert surplus food away from community organisations and enterprises such as Community Shop, which provide both affordable food and wider support for vulnerable groups? Will he …..." Baroness Walmsley - View Speech