That this House notes with dismay that emergency departments across England are in a state of crisis after years of neglect and failure by the last Conservative government; commends the hard work of all emergency service workers that despite extremely tough working conditions save thousands of lives every day; notes with concern the appalling deterioration of emergency care and surging waiting times in all parts of the health service as well as reports of patients dying in A&E waiting rooms; further notes that many patients are not monitored by a clinician while waiting to be seen at A&E; regrets the recent decision to hike national insurance contributions for GPs and care providers, placing further strain on overwhelmed emergency departments; calls on the government to ensure that a fully qualified clinician is present in every A&E waiting room to monitor the condition of waiting patients; and further calls on the government to cut ambulance response times, increase the number of beds in A&E departments, end delayed discharge from hospital, and commit to cross-party talks on social care.
Signatories (53)
- Helen Morgan Sponsor
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Alison Bennett
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Sarah Olney
- Wera Hobhouse
- Anna Sabine
- Olly Glover
- Caroline Voaden
- Martin Wrigley
- Mike Martin
- Adam Dance
- Tom Morrison
- Claire Young
- Ian Sollom
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Gideon Amos
- Susan Murray
- Helen Maguire
- David Chadwick
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- James MacCleary
- Ian Roome
- John McDonnell
- Calum Miller
- Siân Berry
- Edward Morello
- Carla Denyer
- Steve Darling
- Ellie Chowns
- Sarah Dyke
- Liz Jarvis
- Sarah Gibson
- Charlotte Cane
- Adrian Ramsay
- Luke Taylor
- Tom Gordon
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Rachael Maskell
- Manuela Perteghella
- Munira Wilson
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Sarah Green
- Alex Brewer
- Mr Will Forster
- Zöe Franklin
- Andrew George
- Marie Goldman
- Pippa Heylings
- Clive Jones
- Victoria Collins
- Lisa Smart