Lords debates NHS and healthcare data
5 September 2018
Members of the Lords, including the president of the Royal Society of Public Health and a non-executive director of Health Data Research UK, will debate NHS and healthcare data and how that data could be used to improve the health of the nation, in the House of Lords on Thursday 6 September.
- Watch the debate on Parliament TV from 11.30am
- Read the transcript in Lords Hansard from three hours after the debate
- List of speakers (external website)
- Lords Library note: NHS and Healthcare Data
This is a general debate. They normally take place on a Thursday in the chamber. During debates, members are able to put their experience to good use, discussing current issues and drawing the government's attention to concerns.
The debate was proposed by Lord Freyberg (Crossbench), former member of the Lords Library and Computers Sub-Committee
Members expected to take part include:
- Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour), president of the Royal Society of Public Health
- Lord Kakkar (Crossbench), Professor of Surgery at University College London
- Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative), non-executive director of Health Data Research UK
- Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat), former researcher at Christie Hospital, Manchester
Lord O'Shaughnessy (Conservative), parliamentary under-secretary in the Department of Health and Social Care, will respond on behalf of the government.
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