DIABETES MISDIAGNOSIS

Early day motion 1575, tabled 10 March 2011 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 24 members.

That this House notes with concern that an estimated 100,000 people have been misdiagnosed diabetes or wrongly told which form of the disease they have; further notes that these mistakes have been made because of a lack of understanding of the condition by doctors and health professionals; recognises the impact of information and advice on preventing Type 2 diabetes alongside improving lifestyle factors; and calls on the Government to invest in a national framework and guidelines to steer GPs, to ensure quality of service and to avoid further misdiagnosis.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, Liberal Democrat 5, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1.