That this House notes the importance of World Asthma Day on 6th May; praises the National Asthma Campaign for raising awareness of this condition, working to move asthma up the political and social agenda, educating the public about asthma, raising funds to help find a cure for the condition and for sponsoring this noteworthy campaign; wholeheartedly supports World Asthma Day, which this year will publicise the launch of the National Asthma Campaign's Ten Point Charter for the National Health Service, a programme outlining what people with asthma should be able to expect from the National Health Service; further notes that asthma affects over five million people in the United Kingdom of all ages and social backgrounds; further notes that, while improvements have been made in recent years in the management of asthma (borne out by declining hospitalisation and death rates at a time of increased prevalence), there are still areas of weakness which must be addressed by those who commission healthcare services; is concerned that 18 million working days are lost every year as a result of asthma, which consequently costs the NHS ??850 million per annum; commends the National Asthma Campaign for drawing up their Ten Point Charter for Change, which demonstrates clearly how the Government could both make a positive difference to the lives of people with asthma and reduce the overall costs of dealing with the condition to the National Health Service and the economy; and wishes World Asthma Day every success.

That this House notes the importance of World Asthma Day on 6th May; praises the National Asthma Campaign for raising awareness of this condition, working to move asthma up the political and social agenda, educating the public about asthma, raising funds to help find a cure for the condition and...

That this House is deeply concerned at the high incidence of osteoporosis in women and men over 50 years of age and the misery caused by this painful condition; pays tribute to the National Osteoporosis Society for its work; and calls on the Government to further improve public knowledge about prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

That this House is deeply concerned at the high incidence of osteoporosis in women and men over 50 years of age and the misery caused by this painful condition; pays tribute to the National Osteoporosis Society for its work; and calls on the Government to further improve public knowledge about...

That this House congratulates the National Asthma Campaign for its continued fight to conquer asthma, a serious problem which deserves attention; notes new evidence that shows pollution can cause asthma; calls for a programme of research into the cause of asthma; further notes that the charity wants every person with asthma to have equal access to high quality care and treatment according to nationally agreed standards of care; and calls on the Government to make a clear statement about the priority it attaches to asthma, the incidence of which is three to four times higher in adults and six times higher in children than 25 years ago.

That this House congratulates the National Asthma Campaign for its continued fight to conquer asthma, a serious problem which deserves attention; notes new evidence that shows pollution can cause asthma; calls for a programme of research into the cause of asthma; further notes that the charity wants every person with...

That this House acknowledges the work of the British Thoracic Society and British Lung Foundation to show the huge health and economic burden of respiratory disease in the United Kingdom; is concerned that the Government is ignoring the health of patients with lung disease; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to introduce a national programme of care for respiratory disease.

That this House acknowledges the work of the British Thoracic Society and British Lung Foundation to show the huge health and economic burden of respiratory disease in the United Kingdom; is concerned that the Government is ignoring the health of patients with lung disease; and calls upon the Secretary of...

That this House notes the concerns of the Zito Trust that many patients with severe mental illness are being denied access to modern drugs which reduce the devastating side-effects of some older treatments and that there are huge regional variations in prescribing rates for the modern medicines; notes that NICE is currently appraising these modern medicines, but is forced by Government inappropriately to take affordability into account in doing so; further notes that widespread general concern amongst mental health professionals, users and carers that the Government is not delivering improvements in treatment; and urges the Government to take steps to ensure that mental health is a secure priority and that promised improvements are achieved in practice.

That this House notes the concerns of the Zito Trust that many patients with severe mental illness are being denied access to modern drugs which reduce the devastating side-effects of some older treatments and that there are huge regional variations in prescribing rates for the modern medicines; notes that NICE...

That this House expresses its concern at restrictions on the use of photodynamic therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration to those affected in both eyes; notes that this condemns thousands of people to blindness in one eye and increases the risk that injury or disease to the other eye could lead to blindness or severe visual impairment; notes that many patients will not be prepared to accept this situation and will therefore feel obliged to pay for treatment, thereby building a two-tier service; further notes that the existing difficulties in achieving early diagnosis and referral of this condition will be exacerbated by such guidance; and calls on the Government to intervene to ensure that this draft guidance is changed so that a patient affected in one eye may be treated, and to make a clear statement that there are no plans for treatment for other eye conditions such as cataract, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy to be rationed in that it is available only to those affected in both eyes.

That this House expresses its concern at restrictions on the use of photodynamic therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration to those affected in both eyes; notes that this condemns thousands of people to blindness in one eye and increases the risk that injury or disease to the other eye could...