Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor George Howarth (Labour), on Tuesday, 10 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 20 members in total.

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NATIONAL REFRACTORY ANGINA CENTRE

That this House notes with concern that an estimated 50,000 patients and their families are affected by refractory angina, a particularly painful and disabling form of angina that cannot be treated by revascularisation; further notes that the condition is becoming increasingly prevalent and costly; congratulates the award-winning National Refractory Angina Centre, enrac, in Liverpool, which the Under-Secretary of State for Health rightly described as `not only the best possible service to which [refractory angina sufferers] in this country can be referred ... but a blueprint for the development of other such services elsewhere', for being the only NHS service to be accredited with the maximum five stars in the prestigious UK Customer Experience Awards; and calls on the Secretary of State for Health to demonstrate commitment to his vision of `payment linked to levels of patient satisfaction through a powerful, new financial framework that rewards people-centred service and care' by intervening urgently where local mechanisms have failed and compelling the commissioners to make funds immediately available to provide cardiological support to safeguard this beacon of patient care for existing patients and the thousands who could benefit from its future replication.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2264 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Bob Spink

Lindsay Hoyle

Edward O'Hara

Louise Ellman

Mike Hancock

Subjects

Health services

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk