That this House welcomes the introduction of the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions; is concerned however that the average GP has little or no experience of myasthenia gravis, an extremely debilitating, neuro-muscular disease that causes severe and fluctuating muscle weakness that can be fatal; regrets that lack of knowledge of this condition prevents many myasthenics from accessing benefits, social services and early diagnosis; is dismayed that there is no Government funding for the charity Myasthenia Gravis Association that provides literature, advice, helpline and contact facilities to address this need; and calls on the Government to raise public awareness of this disease to ensure the health and welfare problems of myasthenics are recognised and dealt with quickly.

That this House welcomes the introduction of the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions; is concerned however that the average GP has little or no experience of myasthenia gravis, an extremely debilitating, neuro-muscular disease that causes severe and fluctuating muscle weakness that can be fatal; regrets that lack of...

That this House supports the Right to Care Campaign; believes that the campaign grouping involving 20 major campaign groups, charities and trade unions, is testament to the depth of feeling surrounding the issue of long-term care felt by the members of these organisations and by many members of the public; notes that a petition of 100,000 signatures has been presented to 10 Downing Street; is concerned that distinguishing between personal and nursing care is impractical and unworkable; further believes that these differences in policy between regions of the United Kingdom are creating major disparities in the type and levels of care available to elderly and disabled people; welcomes the statement of the Royal Commissioners that called on the Government to reconsider its rejection of free personal care; and urges the Government fully to fund personal and nursing care that is free at the point of use for all who need long-term care; wherever they live, throughout the United Kingdom.

That this House supports the Right to Care Campaign; believes that the campaign grouping involving 20 major campaign groups, charities and trade unions, is testament to the depth of feeling surrounding the issue of long-term care felt by the members of these organisations and by many members of the public;...

That this House condemns the removal of hundreds of thousands of patients from chiropody lists who have not received treatment; is concerned that, where patients have been referred by general practitioners for treatment, the eligibility criteria set by primary care trusts or other local bodies vary considerably; notes the large differences in the availability of chiropody services in different regions of the country; believes that in the target culture of the NHS, the provision of services for which no targets exist will inevitably suffer; and calls on the Government to abandon all targets and allow clinicians to set priorities for the provision of healthcare.

That this House condemns the removal of hundreds of thousands of patients from chiropody lists who have not received treatment; is concerned that, where patients have been referred by general practitioners for treatment, the eligibility criteria set by primary care trusts or other local bodies vary considerably; notes the large...

That this House expresses its deep concern at the continuing crisis in care for the elderly and in particular those who suffer from Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia; notes that the Government's current definition of nursing care fails to include nursing care that is provided by trained care staff specialised in providing nursing care to dementia sufferers; recognises the campaign by the Alzheimer's Society; and calls upon the Government to address the shortcomings of its nursing care policy which has been described by many as unworkable.

That this House expresses its deep concern at the continuing crisis in care for the elderly and in particular those who suffer from Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia; notes that the Government's current definition of nursing care fails to include nursing care that is provided by trained care staff...

That this House welcomes the third annual World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day on 17th November which aims to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) across the world; regrets that COPD is the only major cause of death on the increase in the UK with an estimated three million sufferers and more than 30,000 deaths a year; further regrets that an estimated 100,000 hospital admissions were recorded for COPD in England in 2000, equating to around one million bed days; recognises the importance of effective management of COPD in primary care to improve patients' quality of life and reduce unnecessary hospitalisations; calls for the full implementation of the NICE Guideline recommendations such as early diagnosis with spirometry testing, pulmonary rehabilitation, non-invasive ventilation therapy and access to a multi-disciplinary healthcare team; supports the efforts of the British Lung Foundation and GlaxoSmithKline in highlighting the benefits of these services for improving outcomes for patients and reducing the major burden on the NHS; urges honourable Members to contact and liaise with their local primary care trusts or health boards to ensure these services are available to their constituents; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to ensure that COPD and respiratory disease is given appropriate prominence in the NHS.

That this House welcomes the third annual World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day on 17th November which aims to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) across the world; regrets that COPD is the only major cause of death on the increase in the UK with an estimated three...

That this House congratulates the Stroke Association for organising Stroke Awareness Week, which this year is taking place between 4th and 10th October; notes that the theme for this year's event is 'Eat a rainbow - beat a stroke' and will be encouraging 4 to 11 year olds to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day which will reduce their risk of stroke in later life; is concerned that those requiring stroke care are not able to access dedicated care facilities; and calls on the Government to ensure dedicated stroke units are established in all hospitals as they pledged to do so by April and that such units have adequate capacity to meet demand.

That this House congratulates the Stroke Association for organising Stroke Awareness Week, which this year is taking place between 4th and 10th October; notes that the theme for this year's event is 'Eat a rainbow - beat a stroke' and will be encouraging 4 to 11 year olds to eat...

That this House expresses concern that people with a learning disability do not have the same access to good quality healthcare as non-disabled people, but have greater health needs and, as a consequence, have poorer health and shorter lives; welcomes the launch of Mencap's Treat Me Right! campaign which demands a better deal for all people with a learning disability using healthcare services; calls on everyone within the health service to recognise that people with a learning disability have an equal right to high quality health services; and urges Her Majesty's Government and the NHS to implement the recommendations of the Treat Me Right! report, including annual checks for people with a learning disability, appropriate disability equality training for all healthcare professionals, and full compliance by the NHS with both the Disability Discrimination Act and its legal duty of care to all patients including those with a learning disability.

That this House expresses concern that people with a learning disability do not have the same access to good quality healthcare as non-disabled people, but have greater health needs and, as a consequence, have poorer health and shorter lives; welcomes the launch of Mencap's Treat Me Right! campaign which demands...

That this House supports the National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) and the 2004 National Epilepsy week which aims to raise awareness of this condition and which this year has a theme of Epilepsy in primary care; notes that 1 in 200 people in th UK have epilepsy and 80 new cases are diagnosed every day; agrees that a population which is educated about the causes and effects of epilepsy will help to reduce misconceptions with respect to how common the condition is, as well as how best to deal with a person who is having an epileptic seizure; and calls on the Government to help the NSE achieve its awareness targets.

That this House supports the National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) and the 2004 National Epilepsy week which aims to raise awareness of this condition and which this year has a theme of Epilepsy in primary care; notes that 1 in 200 people in th UK have epilepsy and 80 new...

That this House supports National Allergy Week and its aims of drawing attention to the needs of the 18 million people in Britain who suffer from allergy; notes with great concern, that with the anniversary approaching of the publication of the Royal College of Physicians report, Allergy: the Unmet Need, which documents the existence of an allergy epidemic and makes constructive proposals for how the NHS should respond, the Government is ignoring the advice of the Royal College; and calls on the Government to address the specifics of the case for the development of an effective allergy service within the NHS.

That this House supports National Allergy Week and its aims of drawing attention to the needs of the 18 million people in Britain who suffer from allergy; notes with great concern, that with the anniversary approaching of the publication of the Royal College of Physicians report, Allergy: the Unmet Need,...

That this House congratulates ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) for providing the only national resources to support children with continence (wetting and soiling) problems, their parents and health professionals; note that wetting and soiling affect over one million children and young people over the age of five years in the United Kingdom, an average of one in 12 children; further notes that over 30 per cent. of parents punish their children for these treatable conditions, as was highlighted in the Victoria Climbie inquiry, and that there is an association between these conditions and with bullying in school; further notes that, despite some models of good practice, paediatric continence services in the United Kingdom are inadequate and inconsistent, with some children not receiving effective treatment, and that there is an urgent need for the Children's National Service Framework to include clear standards for paediatric continence, with the requirement for every primary care trust to provide access to an integrated paediatric continence service; and urges the Government to model this on the very successful standard for continence services in the National Service Framework for Older People.

That this House congratulates ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) for providing the only national resources to support children with continence (wetting and soiling) problems, their parents and health professionals; note that wetting and soiling affect over one million children and young people over the age of five...

That this House congratulates Macmillan Cancer Relief on the successful launch of its 'Get It Spent Where It's Meant' campaign recommendations; notes the active support which the campaign has attracted from more than 100 honourable Members of all parties, who have written to the strategic health authorities to ask for a formal response to the recommendations; further notes that the four key recommendations include a call for Government to institute a review of the way the National Health Service tracks investment in cancer services and report its recommendations to Parliament, develop a mechanism for the routine and consistent tracking of both investment in cancer services and progress made in improving the patient's experience, require the National Health Service to publicise locally its plans for cancer services and how the investment is being spent, ensure meaningful user involvement in planning and tracking investment in cancer services at all levels and measure outcomes through a new, improved National Cancer Patients' Survey; believes that the system for tracking investment in cancer services would benefit from the early attention of the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection; and calls for an early, substantive and positive response from Government to those campaign recommendations to the benefit of people living with cancer.

That this House congratulates Macmillan Cancer Relief on the successful launch of its 'Get It Spent Where It's Meant' campaign recommendations; notes the active support which the campaign has attracted from more than 100 honourable Members of all parties, who have written to the strategic health authorities to ask for...

That this House supports The Stroke Association's, Why Are We Waiting?, campaign which calls for all stroke patients to be treated in a stroke unit by a multidisciplinary team specialising in stroke, seamless transfers of care from hospital to the community, and GPs to set up stroke registers in order to identify and treat those at risk from stroke; welcomes assurances given by the Secretary of State for Health and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health that, by April 2004, 171 out of 181 hospitals will be providing specialist stroke services with teams of dedicated health professionals in place with expertise in this area; notes the most recent figures from the Royal College of Physicians' National Stroke Audit that only 36 per cent. of stroke patients are currently treated in a stroke unit; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to ensure that all hospitals have sufficient capacity built into their stroke services to meet the needs of all stroke patients.

That this House supports The Stroke Association's, Why Are We Waiting?, campaign which calls for all stroke patients to be treated in a stroke unit by a multidisciplinary team specialising in stroke, seamless transfers of care from hospital to the community, and GPs to set up stroke registers in order...