Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Keith Vaz (Labour), on Thursday, 28 November 2013, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 30 members in total.

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HEART FAILURE AND DIABETES

That this House is alarmed by the findings of the National Diabetes Audit published earlier this month which found that people with diabetes are 38 per cent more likely to die early and have a 73 per cent higher chance of being admitted to hospital for heart failure than others; notes that the Audit looked at the experience of more than two million people with diabetes and found that more than a quarter of hospital admissions for heart failure were among diabetics; recognises that blood pressure and cholesterol checks are part of the nine key care processes in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, but that on average only 49.8 per cent of patients received all nine checks; and calls on the Government to create a targeted campaign at healthcare professionals to raise awareness of the guidelines, so that all diabetics receive all nine checks.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

821 

Session

2013-14

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Martin Caton

Mike Hancock

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

David Simpson

Subjects

Diseases Health education

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk