Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:16 am on 24 July 2025.
Baroness Blake of Leeds
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
11:16,
24 July 2025
I thank the noble Lord for sharing his personal experience with us. It makes the debate so much more real when we hear about the circumstances. The emphasis on shifting services to the community is to enable local places to recognise that there are hotspots for different cancers or diseases that can be picked up. The promotion of public health initiatives, such as screening, needs to be done at a very local level. From experience, I know that that promotion then passes on through word of mouth, which is often the most powerful way that we can get the message across.