BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION'S DOUBT KILLS CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 245, tabled 22 November 2006 by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 64 members.

That this House welcomes the Doubt Kills campaign launched by the British Heart Foundation, which highlights the importance of recognising the early symptoms of a heart attack and promotes the importance of calling 999 immediately; notes that the campaign includes radio and television advertisements as well as a poster campaign with the heading Chest Pain is Your Body Saying Call 999; further notes that the average heart attack victim waits 90 minutes after the first mild symptoms arise to call for an ambulance and that the mortality rate is twice as high for patients treated four to six hours after the onset of symptoms as it is with patients treated within one to two hours; and calls on the Government to back the campaign.

Signatures by party: Labour 32, Liberal Democrat 15, Conservative 7, DUP 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 1.