That this House believes that dentistry should be a core part of the National Health Service; notes with concern that less than 40 per cent. of adults in England are currently registered with an NHS dentist, and that in many areas dentists are no longer taking on new NHS patients; further notes the delay in implementing a new system of patient charging and a new Personal Dental Services contract; further believes that current measures to address the shortfall in NHS dentistry are insufficient to meet immediate local needs; and calls on the Government to work with the dental profession to attract and retain more NHS dentists.

That this House believes that dentistry should be a core part of the National Health Service; notes with concern that less than 40 per cent. of adults in England are currently registered with an NHS dentist, and that in many areas dentists are no longer taking on new NHS patients;...

That this House asks the Secretary of State for Health to undertake an urgent review of NHS funding for children's hospices with a view to reducing the gap which currently exists between NHS funding for children's hospices and adult hospices.

That this House asks the Secretary of State for Health to undertake an urgent review of NHS funding for children's hospices with a view to reducing the gap which currently exists between NHS funding for children's hospices and adult hospices.

That this House celebrates the patient, clinical and economic benefits resulting from the use of medical technologies, as outlined in the Medical Technology Group's paper, Making the Economic Case for Medical Technology; regrets the low use of these technologies in the NHS, as compared with other industrialised countries; recognises the NHS financial reform measures outlined in the Government's Payment by Results paper, in particular the introduction of Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) as a tool for categorising patient treatments into standard groups according to common diagnoses and medical procedures; supports the idea the HRGs should allow a more manageable way of allocating funding for specific types of medical conditions, but hopes that the new HRG system will be quick to react to the introduction of new and innovative medical technologies, thereby offering broad and rapid patient access to treatments which play an important role in facilitating patient choice.

That this House celebrates the patient, clinical and economic benefits resulting from the use of medical technologies, as outlined in the Medical Technology Group's paper, Making the Economic Case for Medical Technology; regrets the low use of these technologies in the NHS, as compared with other industrialised countries; recognises the...

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 notes that a large proportion of entrants to the nursing workforce are from overseas and that the Government is aware that its own Code of Practice on ethical recruitment from developing countries has not been signed up to by all the agencies which the NHS uses to recruit nurses from overseas; believes that the Government's commitment in August 2004 to strengthen the Code does not go far enough to solve the problem; and calls on the Government to ban the NHS from using recruitment agencies which have not signed up to its own Code of Practice.

That this House notes that a large proportion of entrants to the nursing workforce are from overseas and that the Government is aware that its own Code of Practice on ethical recruitment from developing countries has not been signed up to by all the agencies which the NHS uses to...

That this House celebrates the patient, clinical and economic benefits resulting from the use of medical technologies, as outlined in the Medical Technology Group's paper, Making the Economic Case for Medical Technology; regrets the low use of these technologies in the NHS, as compared with other industrialised countries; recognises the NHS financial reform measures outlined in the Government's Payment by Results paper, in particular, the introduction of Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) as a tool for categorising patient treatments into standard groups according to common diagnoses and medical procedures; supports the idea that HRGs should allow a more manageable way of allocating funding for specific types of medical conditions, but hopes that the new HRG system will be quick to react to the introduction of new and innovative medical technologies, thereby offering broad and rapid patient access to treatments which play an important role in facilitating patient choice.

That this House celebrates the patient, clinical and economic benefits resulting from the use of medical technologies, as outlined in the Medical Technology Group's paper, Making the Economic Case for Medical Technology; regrets the low use of these technologies in the NHS, as compared with other industrialised countries; recognises the...

That this House notes that the modern NHS team is made up of many different people working in different jobs in different settings, all playing a crucial role in ensuring that patients receive the best care available; recognises that, of the 1.3 million staff in the NHS, 84 per cent. are involved directly in patient care, with just 16 per cent. providing the infrastructure support necessary to keep hospitals, surgeries and NHS organisations running effectively; further notes that an organisation the size of the NHS, treating one million people every 36 hours, must have effective management as well as administrative and clerical staff; has concerns that accusations of a proliferation of pen-pushers and bureaucrats in the NHS are hugely damaging to the morale of hardworking NHS staff and to the quality of the health debate; and welcomes the joint campaign by UNISON and the NHS Confederation to show the real people behind the non-clinical roles in the NHS and how managers and support staff are necessary if clinicians are to be able to deliver first-class services to patients.

That this House notes that the modern NHS team is made up of many different people working in different jobs in different settings, all playing a crucial role in ensuring that patients receive the best care available; recognises that, of the 1.3 million staff in the NHS, 84 per cent....

That this House recognises the hard work and dedication of nurses working in the health services, often in difficult conditions; congratulates the Nursing Standard for organising in partnership with the Royal College of Nursing, the Nurse 2004 Awards, which are taking place on 2nd November; recognises the magnitude of the contribution that nurses make both to the National Health Service and to the health sector as a whole; and congratulates all those receiving awards.

That this House recognises the hard work and dedication of nurses working in the health services, often in difficult conditions; congratulates the Nursing Standard for organising in partnership with the Royal College of Nursing, the Nurse 2004 Awards, which are taking place on 2nd November; recognises the magnitude of the...

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 notes with deep concern the decisions by dental practitioners at Ammanford and Machynlleth over the course of the last month to terminate the treatment of patients on the NHS; expresses concern that these events confirm there is a crisis in NHS dentistry in Wales; recalls the scenes in Carmarthen Town last summer, when over 600 people queued in the hope of gaining access to NHS treatment; further notes that Wales has less NHS dentists per head than any other part of the UK; believes that the crisis in NHS dentistry is further testimony of the inept handling of the NHS by the New Labour Welsh Assembly governments; and calls on the New Labour governments in London and Cardiff to initiate policies that make it viable for dentists to continue to practise with the NHS as a means of tackling growing dental health inequalities.

That this House notes with deep concern the decisions by dental practitioners at Ammanford and Machynlleth over the course of the last month to terminate the treatment of patients on the NHS; expresses concern that these events confirm there is a crisis in NHS dentistry in Wales; recalls the scenes...