Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Howard Stoate (Labour), on Wednesday, 24 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 95 members in total.

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SPECIALIST NURSES

That this House welcomes the report by the Royal College of Nursing into the value of specialist nurses; recognises that specialist nurses provide invaluable support for patients and their families during periods of care; notes that specialist nurses contribute to reducing referral times and length of hospital stays, reduce chances of complications following medical procedures, improve patient outcomes and experience, coordinate health and social care support, reduce rates of readmission, and assist unpaid carers to care more effectively; further notes that specialist nurses save the NHS money in the long term by improving the quality and efficiency of care; calls for specialist nursing provision to be available to all patients with a chronic or long term condition; and further calls for long-term funding for specialist nurses to be maintained and guaranteed in the face of financial constraint.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 4 amendments.

929A1

after `nurses', insert `, including specialists in community nursing such as district nurses,'.

929A2

after `nurses', insert `and district nurses'.

929A3

at end insert `in the home'.

929A4

after `nurses', insert `and specialist education for nursing in the home'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

929 

929A1 

929A2 

929A3 

929A4 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Tom Brake

Paul Burstow

Peter Bottomley

Lynne Jones

David Drew

Subjects

Health professions

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk