"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death report Acute illness in people with a learning disability, published on 11 June; and whether they intend to ensure those recommendations are implemented by NHS Trusts...." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, enough is enough. Currently, with everything in place, people living with a learning disability still die on average 20 years earlier than their non-learning disabled peers. The key missing part of the jigsaw is a statutory independent review of every such death, legally compelling NHS trusts and other …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, every question that has been asked has shown that the system is failing: people are still dying. The key point is that the accountability mechanism is missing or is too diluted to work. Why do the Government allow this system, which kills people early, to continue? What has …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, there are roughly 7,000 vacancies for doctors in the NHS. According to the BMA’s records, nearly 2,000 registered refugees have a medical qualification, and some of them have been waiting over two years for their asylum application to be processed. Would it not be a good idea to …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, if a foreign tech firm uses NHS patient data records to train its AI to discover a new vaccine, what mechanisms will the Government put in place to ensure that the NHS is not charged full market price for those vaccines?..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, community pharmacy has lost thousands of full-time pharmacists in recent years, and many have been recruited directly to other parts of the NHS that can afford to pay more. What more can the Government do to support community pharmacists to minimise this internal displacement and help keep vital …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, before I start, it is worth remembering that in the middle of all this conversion therapy are individuals who are dealing with trauma. It is beholden on all of us to dial down the volume and discuss this much more calmly.
"My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Walmsley; I will pick up on her final theme. I thank my noble friend Lady Janke for initiating this important debate. As the vice-chair of the APPG on Pharmacy, I think the case for extra investment has …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech
"My Lords, the review from the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, warned that having no formal medical routes risks driving families towards unregulated online pharmacies and private clinics abroad. Given that an indefinite pause of the trial left some highly vulnerable young people in a state of clinical limbo, does the …..." Lord Scriven - View Speech