SELF CARE CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 476, tabled 12 July 2010 by Jim Dobbin (Labour). Signed by 16 members.

That this House supports the Self Care Campaign White Paper which seeks to promote self care as an ethical imperative for the NHS in order to save 2 billion a year, to empower the public and to utilise health care professionals' time more effectively; recognises the value of the research undertaken by the Proprietary Association of Great Britain which indicates that there is a culture of dependency on general practice for minor ailments; urges the Secretary of State for Health to respond to the letter signed by GPs, practice nurses, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities in support of the Self Care Campaign White Paper; and calls on the Government to meet campaign representatives in order to discuss this issue further.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, DUP 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.