Results 1-20 of 690 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Baroness Masham of Ilton

Health: Tuberculosis — Question (26 Oct 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, does the Minister agree that the Find & Treat project run in London is absolutely splendid? It has dedicated people who go around in mobile units to X-ray the homeless and the hard-to-find. How is funding for that project going? The DHSS funded it, but I think that now the PCTs must do so.

Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Statutory Storage Period for Embryos and Gametes) Regulations 2009 — Motion for an Humble Address (21 Oct 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Howe, for giving us the opportunity to discuss this complex matter today. I am sorry that my noble friend Lord Alton of Liverpool is not in his place; he is having an operation on his back. As president of the Spinal Injuries Association, I can say that it can be very helpful for people who break their necks and backs, many of them young men who may lose...

Health: Stroke — Question (13 Oct 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, will there be any hyper-acute stroke units outside London? Does she agree that there are many people at risk of stroke who live outside London?

Coroners and Justice Bill: Committee (5th Day) (7 Jul 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: With pressures on our National Health Service, many people who are seriously disabled feel vulnerable now, but should this amendment be passed, they will feel even more vulnerable. All of us on the mobile Bench here today in your Lordships' House fall into the definition explained by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer. It is quite possible that the legislation might open the door to...

Health: Tuberculosis — Question (30 Jun 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they accept the recommendation of the Health Protection Agency that there should be at least two mobile X-ray units for tuberculosis screening in London; and, if so, when the second unit will become operational.

Health: Tuberculosis — Question (30 Jun 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer, which was not quite what I had hoped. Is she aware that there is now an exceedingly serious situation in London with drug-resistant tuberculosis among the homeless and within the prisons, which is where the mobile unit goes? The recommendation was that there should be at least two units, but the Health Protection Agency has actually recommended...

Health: Tuberculosis — Question (30 Jun 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords—

NHS — Debate (25 Jun 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Walton of Detchant for introducing this important debate. But it is the patients who come top of my list of priorities, and their safety should be foremost. Good quality of care, the correct diagnosis and safety at all times while in hospital are what all patients desire, and they need the same quality when they rely on their care being given in the...

NHS: Transport Services — Question (2 Jun 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, is the Minister aware that the car park at the spinal unit of Stoke Mandeville Hospital has been built over? Even if patients have their own cars, there is nowhere to park their vehicles.

Health: PVL — Question (13 May 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) Staphylococcus aureus positive there were in the last year for which figures are available and what is the incidence of PVL in all Staphylococcus infections.

Health: PVL — Question (13 May 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her Answer. Is she aware that this is a particularly nasty toxin that mixes with MRSA and causes the white cells to be killed? Therefore it is exceedingly dangerous. People are dying because they are not diagnosed; often they are young children or students. Will the noble Baroness make this a notifiable condition and send guidelines to primary care...

Health Bill [HL]: Third Reading (12 May 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, I would like to ask a question because of what the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, said. Are there not very strong safeguards in this amendment to protect the National Health Service? I travelled back from Mauritius once with a young child whose face was covered with a terrible cancer. Would it not benefit that sort of patient to be given treatment in our hospitals, because their...

Health Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (6 May 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have supported the amendment. The problem will not go away. I thank both Ministers for their help on the matter. I sincerely hope that the amendment has been useful. I think that it has. I look forward to seeing how Professor Willett can help on this matter. One thing that is certain is that there is a shortage of bed capacity for people with spinal cord...

Health Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (6 May 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, in Committee, this amendment had wide support from all sides, for which I am grateful. The noble Lord, Lord Tebbit, is a supporter, but is taking his wife to hospital today. The noble Lord, Lord Carlile, supports it too. A spinal cord injury can happen to anyone at any time. It can be you, your dearest and nearest, your sons, daughters or grandchildren. You can fall from a fruit...

Health: Chronic Pain — Question (6 May 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, is the Minister aware that there is a new parliamentary pain group? A lot of people are very interested in this subject, including the issue of pain in children.

Health — Debate (30 Apr 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Knight of Collingtree, for introducing this debate on public health, which could not be more topical. I do not think that the debate was planned to take place in the very week when the world is plunged into the vital need of public health across the globe due to swine flu. It may be better referred to as Mexican flu, named after the country of...

Health Bill [HL]: Report (1st Day) (Continued) (28 Apr 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, can the Minister give examples of bodies that might be representing patients? As the community councils are no more, there is a lack of bodies representing patients, and some patient organisations are very small and may not be able to do this without financial help.

Swine Flu — Statement (27 Apr 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, how long do the results of a test take? Is this not an illustration of the need for rapid test results? Also, has there been a restriction on pigs in the infected areas, as pigs are carriers of heavy viral loads?

Prisons and Probation — Statement (27 Apr 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, many people will be pleased to hear what the Minister said about the Corston review. We have waited for that for a long time. Will he assure the House that there will be proper and up-to-date health facilities in the new prisons? Will he also ensure that there will be a contingency plan for a serious flu epidemic?

NHS: Doctors — Question for Short Debate (23 Mar 2009)

Baroness Masham of Ilton: My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount for this Question, which will have made several people think, "What happens outside London when patients are critically injured and ill?". The Minister and I have both been involved with the Red Cross. We know how important emergency medical services are. One Red Cross activity is planning and helping in disasters. More and more paramedics are being used...