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Baroness Hollins (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 February 2025

Debate

Mental Health Bill [HL]

Contribution

In adding my support to these amendments, I welcome particularly the contribution from the noble Baroness, Lady Ramsey. This debate has emphasised why the pathway of care, from the community through to any kind of hospital admission and discharge, must be considered as a whole. It is not okay to separate bits off. That is why the amendments are so important: unless we put provision in place to make sure that, when admission is necessary, it is timely and to a place which has the skills to provide the therapeutic care that people require, detention and admission will in fact be longer and costlier. We cannot contemplate making legislation that does not take account of the whole patient pathway.

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