SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINES AND PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS

Early day motion 2226, tabled 22 May 2006 by Lynne Jones (Labour). Signed by 67 members.

That this House notes that people with severe mental illness have two to four times the average risk of cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, five times the average risk of diabetes and higher than average rates of infectious illnesses; further notes that people with severe mental illness are not included on the list of those who are automatically offered seasonal influenza vaccines, though people with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic liver disease and chronic airways disease are automatically offered the vaccination; and calls on the Department of Health to add people with severe mental illness to the list of those automatically offered the vaccine.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Liberal Democrat 18, Conservative 10, DUP 4, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.