"Freyja Medical, in my constituency, provides an excellent service, but it also pointed out to me the important role that it sees Parliament performing in highlighting the impact and consequences of some of the very poor work that is carried out on individuals. I would certainly like to join the …..." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech
"T5. The all- party spinal cord injury group, which I chair, recently reported that very vulnerable patients are being prejudiced by delayed discharges, taking up lots of public money in hospital expenses that should be used to treat more patients. Will the Secretary of State carry out an urgent service …..." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech
"The right hon. Gentleman casts those allegations around widely. Will he name the Ministers against whom he is making them?..." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech
"It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Dr McCrea. I am pleased to see that the Minister is here for this debate on the important topic of continuing health care for spinal cord injured people. The all-party group on spinal cord injury has had some …..." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech
"I was just talking about the extraordinary work of the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries, which I witnessed some years ago and which continues. In connection with the immediate response to serious accidents where people have spinal cord injuries, a miraculous transformation can be carried out, provided that the right …..." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech
Going back to Ms Coughlan and the issue of continuing care, the ruling found that patients with a certain level of spinal cord injury have health care needs of a “wholly different category” than can be legitimately provided for by a local authority. These are …..." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech
"The Minister is being very constructive in his response. Is there any process for monitoring the decisions? Organisations such as the Spinal Injuries Association can bring individual cases forward, but there needs to be some sort of system to ensure that the rules, which I am grateful that the Minister …..." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech
"Beveridge committed to “the cradle to the grave” as the principle in health care. It is clear today that the Government have given up on the public sector contributing to the pre-£75,000 figure. Has he any idea or has he inquired how much the cost of provision would be for …..." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech
"As the Minister has made clear—his commitment is coming through—the care provider is key. As he moves forward, will he look at whether there is any disparity between private and public sector provision? In cases that I am aware of, there has been a qualitative difference: vulnerable individuals are not …..." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech
"4. What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the treatment by the NHS of patients with defective breast implants...." Ian C. Lucas - View Speech