Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John P Smith (Labour), on Tuesday, 16 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 91 members in total.

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LIFEBLOOD: THE THROMBOSIS CHARITY

That this House welcomes the parliamentary launch of Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity supported by Aventis; commends its campaign to Stop the Clots; recognises thrombosis as one of the leading causes of death in the UK; notes that up to one person in every one thousand suffers from venous thrombosis each year, with 10 per cent. of patients suffering from resultant pulmonary embolisms likely to die without treatment; expresses concern that the development of existing medical understanding is impeded by limited research and statistics; and calls on the Government to meet this pressing need by facilitating further research into the causes of the condition and means for its prevention.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

304 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Charities Deep vein thrombosis Lifeblood

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk