Norman Lamb
@normanlamb.bsky.social
Former Member of Parliament for North Norfolk - working and campaigning in mental health
Very positive news!
‘A movement whose time has come’: French assisted dying bill passes first stage in historic vote www.dignityindying.org.uk/news/a-movem...
‘A movement whose time has come’: French assisted dying bill passes first stage in historic vote - Dignity in Dying
French National Assembly passes assisted dying Bill 305-199 alongside Bill to deliver €1.1billion investment in palliative care
www.dignityindying.org.uk
May 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Very positive news!
If I was still in Parliament, I would be voting today to legalise assisted dying. This is a long overdue reform
May 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
If I was still in Parliament, I would be voting today to legalise assisted dying. This is a long overdue reform
Disastrous, shortsighted decision to end funding for scheme to get bright graduates into mental health social work. We set this up when I was minister. Mental health social work had been a neglected area. Mental health social workers play a vital role. www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/04/30/f...
Fast-track social work scheme to end in 2027 after government decides to withdraw funding - Community Care
Department of Health and Social Care will not renew Think Ahead's contract to deliver fast-track mental health social work scheme
www.communitycare.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Disastrous, shortsighted decision to end funding for scheme to get bright graduates into mental health social work. We set this up when I was minister. Mental health social work had been a neglected area. Mental health social workers play a vital role. www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/04/30/f...
I strongly agree with this important principle
"We need to legalise assisted dying because all of us, no matter what happens, deserve the choice to know that we won't be forced to suffer at the end of our lives."
#YesToDignity
#YesToDignity
April 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I strongly agree with this important principle
Now this creature is quite flash! Amazing design features!
April 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Now this creature is quite flash! Amazing design features!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Powerful report of terminally man choosing an assisted death. Died in dignity with his family by his side. Very clear in his determination to end his life.
Assisted dying: California man invites BBC to witness his death
Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Powerful report of terminally man choosing an assisted death. Died in dignity with his family by his side. Very clear in his determination to end his life.
I’ve come to the end of my time as Chair at S London and Maudsley. Sincere thanks to staff, people using services & so many community representatives for making me welcome. Proud we’ve embarked on journey to become anti-racist & to develop early community support to improve care & reduce detentions
March 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I’ve come to the end of my time as Chair at S London and Maudsley. Sincere thanks to staff, people using services & so many community representatives for making me welcome. Proud we’ve embarked on journey to become anti-racist & to develop early community support to improve care & reduce detentions
Stunning magnolia tree coming into bud!
March 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Stunning magnolia tree coming into bud!
Worth reading! I agree with Dr Hilary! www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2027...
As a GP, I've witnessed terrible suffering — we must legalise assisted dying
Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones responds to news from the Royal College of GPs.
www.express.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Worth reading! I agree with Dr Hilary! www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2027...
Grateful for opportunity to give evidence to Health & Social Care Select Committee today making case for reform of community mental health services learning from Trieste. 24/7 support in neighbourhoods, recognising social causes of ill health, working closely with primary care & community orgs
March 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Grateful for opportunity to give evidence to Health & Social Care Select Committee today making case for reform of community mental health services learning from Trieste. 24/7 support in neighbourhoods, recognising social causes of ill health, working closely with primary care & community orgs
Legal experts, including two former Directors of Prosecution, back @kimleadbeater 's proposal to include senior legal experts, social workers and psychiatrists as "sensible and practical". A clear improvement on the status quo - hope MPs act to support it.
March 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Legal experts, including two former Directors of Prosecution, back @kimleadbeater 's proposal to include senior legal experts, social workers and psychiatrists as "sensible and practical". A clear improvement on the status quo - hope MPs act to support it.
www.libdemvoice.org/ive-seen-ass...
I so strongly believe in the case for assisted dying. @julianhuppert is absolutely right. It should be my right, not the state’s, to decide if I want assistance in dying when faced with terminal illness.
I so strongly believe in the case for assisted dying. @julianhuppert is absolutely right. It should be my right, not the state’s, to decide if I want assistance in dying when faced with terminal illness.
I’ve seen assisted dying first-hand – and it speaks to the heart of our shared Liberal Democrat values
My mother died last year. She was an amazing woman, as an academic, a mother, a mountaineer and much more. But her breast cancer had metastasised to her stomach and abdomen, killing her. But because s...
www.libdemvoice.org
February 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
www.libdemvoice.org/ive-seen-ass...
I so strongly believe in the case for assisted dying. @julianhuppert is absolutely right. It should be my right, not the state’s, to decide if I want assistance in dying when faced with terminal illness.
I so strongly believe in the case for assisted dying. @julianhuppert is absolutely right. It should be my right, not the state’s, to decide if I want assistance in dying when faced with terminal illness.
Stunning colours delivered by nature!
February 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Stunning colours delivered by nature!
Beautiful snowdrops in Chapelfield Gardens, Norwich! Lifts your spirits in a crazy world.
February 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Beautiful snowdrops in Chapelfield Gardens, Norwich! Lifts your spirits in a crazy world.
Reposted by Norman Lamb
Welcome Norman - really happy to see you joining the Bluesky community. 👋🏼
Do let us know if you need some elf help with any of your work.
Cheers, André
Do let us know if you need some elf help with any of your work.
Cheers, André
February 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Welcome Norman - really happy to see you joining the Bluesky community. 👋🏼
Do let us know if you need some elf help with any of your work.
Cheers, André
Do let us know if you need some elf help with any of your work.
Cheers, André
Powerful piece in Mirror. We must take this opportunity for reform! www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'I don't want to be tortured to death like my dad - it is not too late for me'
A man who has suffered the loss of his dad, brother and sister is fighting for a change in the law on assisted dying as he too fears he will have a 'tortuous' death
www.mirror.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Powerful piece in Mirror. We must take this opportunity for reform! www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reposted by Norman Lamb
“I feel that it actually strengthens the Bill and I welcome this decision.” – @jowhitemp.bsky.social
@kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social has listened to evidence from jurisdictions around the world. This new safeguarding process will protect terminally ill people and their families as best as possible.
@kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social has listened to evidence from jurisdictions around the world. This new safeguarding process will protect terminally ill people and their families as best as possible.
February 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“I feel that it actually strengthens the Bill and I welcome this decision.” – @jowhitemp.bsky.social
@kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social has listened to evidence from jurisdictions around the world. This new safeguarding process will protect terminally ill people and their families as best as possible.
@kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social has listened to evidence from jurisdictions around the world. This new safeguarding process will protect terminally ill people and their families as best as possible.
Just arrived on Bluesky! A relief to join an alternative to X
February 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just arrived on Bluesky! A relief to join an alternative to X