SICKLE CELL DISEASE

Early day motion 2037, tabled 15 July 2008 by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 58 members.

That this House observes that sickle cell disease is one of the most common genetic diseases in the country and affects over 12,500 people in the UK; notes that knowledge of the condition is still low and welcomes the start of Sickle Cell Awareness Month; recognises that access to care and support for patients with sickle cell disease varies widely across the UK; welcomes the publication by the Sickle Cell Society of the Standards for the Clinical Care of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease in the UK; and recommends that the standards be implemented and services audited in an attempt to raise levels of care and reduce the health inequalities which many sickle cell patients currently face.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 20, Conservative 7, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, DUP 1, Independent 1.