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Ambulances

EDM number 2114 in 2007-08, proposed by Katy Clark on 21/07/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Ambulance services.

That this House expresses concern at the replacing of conventional two-person crewed ambulances with single-staffed fast response vehicles, a practice which is currently occurring in various ambulance services across the United Kingdom; notes that such moves are designed to stretch existing resources to meet stricter time-defined targets as opposed to improving patient care and that since these changes have occurred no major studies have been done on the effects on patient care outcomes; further notes that many paramedics have expressed concern that such moves could put patients at risk including having to wait longer for two-person ambulances to arrive at a destination or accident scene involving multiple casualties and patients having to be transported in unsuitable vehicles; and believes that there should be a review of this policy also to include any impact that this major increase in lone working has on staff health and safety.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Katy Clark21/07/2008North Ayrshire and ArranLabourProposed
Brian H Donohoe21/07/2008Central AyrshireLabourSeconded
Ian Gibson21/07/2008Norwich NorthLabourSeconded
John McDonnell21/07/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Linda Riordan21/07/2008HalifaxLabourSeconded
Colin Burgon21/07/2008ElmetLabourSeconded
Bob Russell21/07/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Connarty22/07/2008Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Mark Hunter22/07/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis22/07/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Taylor22/07/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley22/07/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Diane Abbott22/07/2008Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer22/07/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn22/07/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins22/07/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson22/07/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Mike Hancock06/10/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Lee Scott06/10/2008Ilford NorthConservativeSigned
Robert Wareing06/10/2008Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Jim Sheridan07/10/2008Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle07/10/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
Mark Durkan07/10/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Paul Truswell07/10/2008PudseyLabourSigned
Dai Davies07/10/2008Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Phil Willis08/10/2008Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Devine08/10/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
William McCrea13/10/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
Bill Etherington13/10/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Anderson13/10/2008BlaydonLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson14/10/2008North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley16/10/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
David Hamilton22/10/2008MidlothianLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster13/11/2008Hastings and RyeLabourSigned

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