NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE (NICE) DECISION ON ALZHEIMER'S DRUGS

EDM number 2766 in 2005-06, proposed by Ian Gibson on 17/10/2006.

That this House is concerned that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has rejected official appeals by organisations including the Alzheimer's Society, Royal College of Nursing, Age Concern and the Royal College of Psychiatrists against NICE's decision to restrict access to NHS drug treatments to people in the moderate stages of Alzheimer's disease; notes that thousands of people with dementia, their carers, doctors and nurses have made representations to NICE that these drugs improve quality of life at a cost of £2.50 per person per day; is concerned that NICE is proposing that from 22nd November 2006 clinicians should not prescribe effective drug treatments on the NHS to people in the early and late stages of Alzheimer's disease; is concerned that NICE recommends using the MMSE memory test to govern access to the drugs; believes that NICE's decision ignores the benefits the drugs bring to carers of people with Alzheimer's disease; fears that the decision will lead to an increase in NHS prescribing of dangerous sedative drugs; is further concerned that NICE does not have an independent appeal process; notes that NICE's appraisal of drugs for Alzheimer's disease has concluded; believes that the Department of Health now has a duty to ensure that doctors should be able to use their clinical discretion to prescribe effective Alzheimer's drug treatments; and urges the Secretary of State for Health to issue guidance to the NHS which makes clear that funding must be provided to allow clinicians flexibility to prescribe as appropriate.

This motion has been signed by a total of 126 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Ian Gibson	17/10/2006	Norwich North	Labour	Proposed
Bob Spink	17/10/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	17/10/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Bob Russell	17/10/2006	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Mark Durkan	17/10/2006	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Seconded
Jim Dobbin	18/10/2006	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Seconded
Roger Berry	18/10/2006	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	18/10/2006	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Richard Taylor	18/10/2006	Wyre Forest	Independent	Signed
Desmond Turner	18/10/2006	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	18/10/2006	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	18/10/2006	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	18/10/2006	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Crabb	18/10/2006	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Conservative	Signed
Madeleine Moon	18/10/2006	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	18/10/2006	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeffrey M Donaldson	18/10/2006	Lagan Valley	DUP	Signed
Andrew Dismore	18/10/2006	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	18/10/2006	Pendle	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	18/10/2006	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	18/10/2006	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	18/10/2006	Chorley	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	18/10/2006	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	18/10/2006	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Gordon Marsden	18/10/2006	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	18/10/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	18/10/2006	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
David Drew	19/10/2006	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	19/10/2006	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Nigel Evans	19/10/2006	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
David Borrow	19/10/2006	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	19/10/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
James McGovern	19/10/2006	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	19/10/2006	Livingston	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	19/10/2006	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
David Clelland	19/10/2006	Tyne Bridge	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	19/10/2006	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	19/10/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	19/10/2006	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Robert Key	19/10/2006	Salisbury	Conservative	Signed
Rob Marris	19/10/2006	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	19/10/2006	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	19/10/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	20/10/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
John Leech	23/10/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Browne	23/10/2006	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Derek Wyatt	23/10/2006	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	23/10/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	23/10/2006	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Anderson	23/10/2006	Rossendale & Darwen	Labour	Signed
James Gray	23/10/2006	North Wiltshire	Conservative	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	23/10/2006	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Edward Vaizey	24/10/2006	Wantage	Conservative	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	24/10/2006	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
Hywel Williams	24/10/2006	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Mark Tami	24/10/2006	Alyn & Deeside	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	24/10/2006	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	24/10/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Moss	24/10/2006	North East Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed
Brian Jenkins	24/10/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Adrian Sanders	24/10/2006	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	25/10/2006	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Rowen	25/10/2006	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Helen Goodman	25/10/2006	Bishop Auckland	Labour	Signed
David Wilshire	25/10/2006	Spelthorne	Conservative	Signed
John Austin	25/10/2006	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	25/10/2006	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	25/10/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Harry Cohen	25/10/2006	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	25/10/2006	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Geraldine Smith	25/10/2006	Morecambe & Lunesdale	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	26/10/2006	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Keith Vaz	26/10/2006	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	26/10/2006	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	26/10/2006	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Winterton	26/10/2006	Congleton	Conservative	Signed
Lorely Burt	26/10/2006	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	26/10/2006	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	26/10/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
James Clappison	26/10/2006	Hertsmere	Conservative	Signed
Greg Pope	26/10/2006	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Richard Shepherd	26/10/2006	Aldridge-Brownhills	Conservative	Signed
Paul Keetch	26/10/2006	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Laxton	26/10/2006	Derby North	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	26/10/2006	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	26/10/2006	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Clapham	26/10/2006	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	30/10/2006	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Anne Main	30/10/2006	St Albans	Conservative	Signed
Ben Wallace	30/10/2006	Lancaster & Wyre	Conservative	Signed
Ian Stewart	30/10/2006	Eccles	Labour	Signed
Fabian Hamilton	30/10/2006	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
Quentin Davies	30/10/2006	Grantham & Stamford	Conservative	Signed
Jim Cunningham	30/10/2006	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	30/10/2006	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Fraser Kemp	30/10/2006	Houghton & Washington East	Labour	Signed
Clive Betts	31/10/2006	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	31/10/2006	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Sharon Hodgson	31/10/2006	Gateshead East & Washington West	Labour	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	31/10/2006	Hornsey & Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	31/10/2006	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	31/10/2006	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Christopher Fraser	31/10/2006	South West Norfolk	Conservative	Signed
Doug Naysmith	31/10/2006	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	31/10/2006	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	31/10/2006	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Tony Lloyd	31/10/2006	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	31/10/2006	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	31/10/2006	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
John Bercow	01/11/2006	Buckingham	Conservative	Signed
Mark Fisher	01/11/2006	Stoke-on-Trent Central	Labour	Signed
Paul Burstow	01/11/2006	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Anne Milton	02/11/2006	Guildford	Conservative	Signed
Graham Stringer	02/11/2006	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Peter Atkinson	02/11/2006	Hexham	Conservative	Signed
Robert Goodwill	02/11/2006	Scarborough & Whitby	Conservative	Signed
David Davies	02/11/2006	Monmouth	Conservative	Signed
Dennis Skinner	02/11/2006	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Martin Horwood	06/11/2006	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Burrowes	06/11/2006	Enfield, Southgate	Conservative	Signed
Robert Walter	06/11/2006	North Dorset	Conservative	Signed
Jon Trickett	06/11/2006	Hemsworth	Labour	Signed
Jim Dowd	06/11/2006	Lewisham West	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	06/11/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Joan Ruddock	06/11/2006	Lewisham, Deptford	Labour	Signed
Michael Penning	06/11/2006	Hemel Hempstead	Conservative	Signed

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