Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party), on Tuesday, 9 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 27 members in total.

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HEPATITIS C

That this House notes that hepatitis C is a major cause of the rising number of avoidable premature deaths from liver disease; further notes that hepatitis C predominantly affects the most disadvantaged in society and remains a pressing public health concern; acknowledges the availability of highly-effective new treatments that can cure the disease in almost everyone; recognises that the complexity of community pathways for hepatitis C results in local bodies requiring guidance on responsibilities and actions to treat the virus; understands that a hepatitis C improvement framework has been expected for over 12 months; and calls on the Government, NHS England and Public Health England to work towards eliminating hepatitis C as a major public health concern by publishing a national improvement framework as a matter of urgency.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1091 

Session

2015-16

Other sponsors

Bob Blackman

Alan Meale

Alasdair McDonnell

Virendra Sharma

David Simpson

Subjects

Health services Diseases

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk