Lung Cancer Specialist Nurses

EDM number 2375 in 2007-08, proposed by Kevin Barron on 29/10/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases, Health services, Health staff and professions and Smoking.

That this House applauds the vital work of specialist lung cancer nurses in caring for patients with lung cancer, providing families with the information and support that they need and sharing their expert knowledge; notes that lung cancer remains the UK's largest killer cancer, resulting in more than 33,500 deaths every year; further notes with concern that on average there is one lung cancer nurse in England for every 132 lung cancer patients, compared to one breast cancer nurse for every 82 breast cancer patients, and that many thousands of lung cancer patients do not have access to a specialist nurse at all; supports the United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC)'s campaign to double lung cancer survival; welcomes the voices of the UKLCC and the National Forum for Lung Cancer Nurses in calling for equal and improved access to lung cancer services across the country, including access to a specialist lung cancer nurse for every patient; and calls on the Government to take action to deliver access to a lung cancer specialist nurse for every patient as recommended in the Department of Health's Cancer Reform Strategy and NICE's Improving Outcomes Guidance.

This motion has been signed by a total of 82 MPs.