Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Owen Smith (Labour), on Tuesday, 8 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 32 members in total.

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WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2011

That this House welcomes World Kidney Day 2011, which seeks to improve the awareness, detection and treatment of kidney disease, including the link between kidney disease and hypertension; is concerned that over three million people face chronic kidney disease in the UK today and that this number is expected to rise over the next 10 years; is alarmed that an estimated 13,000 people are killed by the disease annually in this country; notes that high blood pressure may result in both kidney damage and an increased risk of stroke and other cardiovascular disease; further notes the importance of treating chronic kidney disease in order to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and the value of screening people with cardiovascular disease for kidney disease; welcomes the imminent publication by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence of the Quality Standards on Chronic Kidney Disease; and urges the Government to encourage and measure the uptake of these standards by all healthcare professionals.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1548 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Andrew George

Bob Russell

Jim Shannon

David Simpson

Subjects

World Kidney Day

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk