Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Kevin Barron (Labour), on Wednesday, 29 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 82 members in total.

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LUNG CANCER SPECIALIST NURSES

That this House applauds the vital work of specialist lung cancer nurses in caring for patients with lung cancer, providing families with the information and support that they need and sharing their expert knowledge; notes that lung cancer remains the UK's largest killer cancer, resulting in more than 33,500 deaths every year; further notes with concern that on average there is one lung cancer nurse in England for every 132 lung cancer patients, compared to one breast cancer nurse for every 82 breast cancer patients, and that many thousands of lung cancer patients do not have access to a specialist nurse at all; supports the United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC)'s campaign to double lung cancer survival; welcomes the voices of the UKLCC and the National Forum for Lung Cancer Nurses in calling for equal and improved access to lung cancer services across the country, including access to a specialist lung cancer nurse for every patient; and calls on the Government to take action to deliver access to a lung cancer specialist nurse for every patient as recommended in the Department of Health's Cancer Reform Strategy and NICE's Improving Outcomes Guidance.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2375 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

Sandra Gidley

Lord Beith

Howard Stoate

Lee Scott

Subjects

Health services Diseases Health professions Smoking

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk