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Former Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

Left the House of Lords on 1 November 2019

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) ( 9 Jun 2010 to 20 Jun 2012)
• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) ( 7 Jun 2005 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (26 Jun 2001 to 9 Dec 2004)

Recent appearances

• NHS Mandate - Statement 25 Apr 2019

  The 2014 Act stated clearly that we were looking for safe staffing. The cry at the moment is an urgent plea for a safe staffing formula that will satisfy the needs of the whole population. As far as I can see, five years after the law was passed, we are now looking at another two or three years. We are really in a situation in which safe staffing is the top priority.

• NHS: Staff - Question 13 Nov 2018

  My Lords, how are the Government determining the safe level of staffing? In the Health and Social Care Act, one of the requirements was to look for safe levels. Could the Minister tell us how the Government will assure us that they are safe levels?

• The NHS - Motion to Take Note 5 Jul 2018

  My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Darzi, on opening the debate and thank him for being such a breath of fresh air, as he always is when he speaks in this House. I also thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Carlisle for his words. It reminds me to confess my qualifications in the register as a retired nurse and midwife who started 65 years ago. I started in 1946 as...

More of Baroness Emerton’s recent appearances