PULSE OXIMETRY TESTING OF ALL NEWBORNS

Early day motion 813, tabled 27 November 2013 by Mike Gapes (Labour). Signed by 20 members.

That this House urges the Secretary of State for Health to ensure that hospitals and the medical profession administer the pulse oximetry tests on newborns as part of standard tests that are carried out to detect heart conditions; notes that congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect affecting around one in every 133 children in the UK or around 5,000 to 6,000 each year; further notes that getting more conditions diagnosed early could help save money, distress and save lives; and further notes that pulse oximetry tests are cheap, easy to administer and painless.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent 1.