BRITISH HEART FAILURE WEEK

Early day motion 1699, tabled 16 September 2003 by Chris Ruane (Labour). Signed by 90 members.

That this House welcomes the British Cardiac Patients Association's heart failure awareness week; expresses concern that 1.5 per cent. of the United Kingdom population currently suffers from heart failure; welcomes the recently published NICE clinical guidelines for the management of chronic heart failure; acknowledges that early diagnosis and treatment of the condition leads to the best prognosis for patients; notes that the diagnosis and management of heart failure represents a significant burden on NHS resources; and calls on the Government to implement cost-effective solutions to this burden, including encouraging primary care trusts to fully implement the NICE guidelines.

Signatures by party: Labour 50, Liberal Democrat 17, Conservative 13, Labour/Co-operative 4, DUP 3, Independent Ulster Unionist 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.