Mental Health Act Reform

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:33 pm on 13 January 2021.

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Photo of Lee Anderson Lee Anderson Conservative, Ashfield 2:33, 13 January 2021

In December 2016, with just a few months to live, my wife received the gift of a double lung transplant courtesy of a donor, a young lady called Holly. My wife coped with the physical recovery very well, thanks to our brilliant NHS and a loving family. However, her mental recovery is ongoing. My wife fell into a depression, believing that her lungs would reject and she would die.

With our new opt-out organ donor scheme, thousands more will receive the gift of life. Will my right hon. Friend please advise me on what more can be done to ensure that the mental health of donor recipients is treated on an equal footing with their physical health?