Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Linda Riordan (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Tuesday, 14 December 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 29 members in total.

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PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: ONE YEAR ON

That this House welcomes the publication of The Year of Rheumatoid Arthritis: One Year On, by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society and the British Society for Rheumatology which assessesthe progress made over the last year in improving the quality and standard of care for people with rheumatoid arthritis; welcomes the four recommendations which seek to improve and optimise best practice and to ensure consistency in service provision and patient care and notes the report's findings to improve care for people with rheumatoid arthritis; recognises people with rheumatoid arthritis who lack sufficient information and support to help them manage their condition can experience hopelessness, despair and depression; and calls on the Government to recognise the importance of early referral and greater awareness amongst general practitioners, safeguard the involvement of patients in the redesign of services and retain the specialist skills of the multi-disciplinary team and specialist nurses in particular.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1200 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Kelvin Hopkins

Jeremy Corbyn

Lord Cryer

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

Baroness Hoey

Registered interest declared

Yes

Subjects

Health services Rheumatoid arthritis

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk