ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING DEFICITS CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 2044, tabled 26 April 2006 by Mike Penning (Conservative). Signed by 102 members.

That this House welcomes the Royal College of Nursing's Keep Nurses Working, Keep Patients Safe campaign on deficits which will culminate with a rally and lobby in Parliament on 11th May 2006; notes with growing concern the impact of deficits on patient care and nursing posts, with NHS trusts freezing posts, delaying treatment and issuing compulsory redundancies to nurses and other healthcare staff to tackle deficits or balance books; and calls on the Government to take urgent action to prevent long-term damage to patient care through the effects of short-term cuts by implementing a deficits recovery plan.

Signatures by party: Conservative 50, Liberal Democrat 33, Labour 12, DUP 5, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1.