Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mike Gapes (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 27 November 2013, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 20 members in total.
PULSE OXIMETRY TESTING OF ALL NEWBORNS
That this House urges the Secretary of State for Health to ensure that hospitals and the medical profession administer the pulse oximetry tests on newborns as part of standard tests that are carried out to detect heart conditions; notes that congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect affecting around one in every 133 children in the UK or around 5,000 to 6,000 each year; further notes that getting more conditions diagnosed early could help save money, distress and save lives; and further notes that pulse oximetry tests are cheap, easy to administer and painless.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 813
- Session
- 2013-14
- Other sponsors
- Alan Meale
- Kelvin Hopkins
- George Howarth
- Mark Durkan
- Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
- Subjects
- Children Health services Diseases Health education Pulse oximetry
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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- 2022-10-12 19:50:47 +0100
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