Use Of Mobile Telephones In Hospitals (EDM2058)

Use Of Mobile Telephones In Hospitals

EDM number 2058 in 2005-06, proposed by Sharon Hodgson on 27/04/2006.

That this House believes that it is necessary to challenge needless taboos about the use of mobile telephones in hospitals; further believes that hospital trusts should undertake a local risk assessment to determine those areas where it is safe to permit mobile telephone usage and those areas where usage should be prohibited; understands that there are parts of a hospital where the use of mobile telephones should be prohibited because of the potential danger of lethal interference with medical equipment, but urges NHS trusts to do all they can to allow patients to use their mobile telephones where it is safe to do so because being in hospital is, despite the best efforts of nurses and others, a miserable time for most people, who naturally want to keep in touch with their partners and families and so lift their spirits and break their isolation; and further believes that relaxing the rules, where it is safe to do so and with regard to potential disruption and privacy issues, would make it harder for private companies to charge patients and their relatives exorbitant rates for bedside telephone systems.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Sharon Hodgson	27/04/2006	Gateshead East and Washington West	Labour	Proposed
Peter Bottomley	02/05/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Michael Penning	02/05/2006	Hemel Hempstead	Conservative	Seconded
Lynne Jones	02/05/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
Mike Hancock	02/05/2006	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	02/05/2006	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
Eric Martlew	02/05/2006	Carlisle	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	02/05/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	02/05/2006	Easington	Labour	Signed
Nigel Evans	02/05/2006	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
Derek Conway	03/05/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Angus MacNeil	03/05/2006	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Philip Davies	03/05/2006	Shipley	Conservative	Signed
Lyn Brown	03/05/2006	West Ham	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	03/05/2006	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	03/05/2006	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	03/05/2006	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	03/05/2006	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	03/05/2006	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Colin Breed	03/05/2006	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gordon Marsden	03/05/2006	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	03/05/2006	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Alan Simpson	04/05/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
David Heath	04/05/2006	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Drew	04/05/2006	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Rosie Cooper	04/05/2006	West Lancashire	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	08/05/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Sammy Wilson	08/05/2006	East Antrim	DUP	Signed
Betty Williams	08/05/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Andrew Rosindell	09/05/2006	Romford	Conservative	Signed
Mark Durkan	09/05/2006	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Roger Godsiff	09/05/2006	Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath	Labour	Signed
John Leech	09/05/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Williams	09/05/2006	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	10/05/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	10/05/2006	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	10/05/2006	Barnsley East and Mexborough	Labour	Signed
David Borrow	10/05/2006	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	10/05/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
David Wilshire	10/05/2006	Spelthorne	Conservative	Signed
Chris Bryant	11/05/2006	Rhondda	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	12/05/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Madeleine Moon	15/05/2006	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	17/05/2006	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	24/05/2006	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	24/05/2006	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Greg Pope	25/05/2006	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	25/05/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	07/06/2006	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	20/06/2006	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Diana Johnson	06/07/2006	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	06/11/2006	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed

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