Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 20 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 53 members in total.

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MSF REVIEW LAUNCH

That this House welcomes the publication of Joint Working?: An Audit of the Implementation of the Department of Health's musculoskeletal services framework by the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance; notes that musculoskeletal conditions place a significant burden on both the NHS and society, accounting for ??3.5 billion of total NHS spending every year and causing a loss of some 11.2 million working days per annum; expresses concern that the Department of Health's musculoskeletal services framework has been implemented in an inconsistent way across the country since its introduction in 2006; recognises that the variations in standards of care across the UK for patients living with musculoskeletal conditions should be addressed; and calls on the Government to consider the recommendation contained in the report for the appointment of a national clinical director to lead and develop new priorities and incentives for musculoskeletal services in the UK.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1930 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Bob Spink

Paul Robert Holmes

Frank Cook

Jeremy Corbyn

Sandra Gidley

Subjects

Health services

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk