Dr Stephen Bolsin

EDM number 1455 in 1997-98, proposed by Dan Norris on 23/06/1998.

That this House notes the courage of Dr Stephen Bolsin, the consultant anaesthetist who first exposed the high death rate and injury in heart operations on babies at the Bristol Royal Infirmary during the late 1980s and early 1990s; regrets that the tragedies were allowed to occur; notes that many of the improvements in the NHS emerging from these tragic events will be traced back to Dr Bolsin's decision to speak out knowing it could put his job on the line to do so; believes his behaviour sets an example to others; and commends his judgment in prioritising patient care above professional pressures to conceal bad practice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.