Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Terry Davis (Labour), on Wednesday, 16 October 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.

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RIGHTS OF N.H.S. PATIENTS IN EAST BIRMINGHAM

That this House notes that East Birmingham Health Authority has arranged for East Birmingham patients at Moseley Hall to be transferred to a voluntary sector nursing home to be provided by Coventry Churches Housing Association; notes that there will be fewer beds for the continuing care of East Birmingham patients in the National Health Service as a result of this arrangement; also notes that some patients will be required to pay for their accommodation and for services such as chiropody as a result of being moved to a voluntary sector nursing home and that some patients will be forced to sell their homes to pay these charges; further notes that the East Birmingham Health Authority failed to consult the patients, their relatives, the Community Health Council and local honourable Members about this reduction in beds and transfer from the National Health Service to voluntary sector provision; condemns this arrangement as another example of creeping privatisation of the National Health Service; and calls for the dismissal of the managers who are responsible for this secret sabotage of the rights of patients to continuing care which is free at the point of delivery.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1256 

Session

1990-91

Subjects

Care homes Coventry Churches Housing Association East Birmingham Health Authority

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk