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Occupational Therapy Week, 1 To 7 November 2010

EDM number 915 in 2010-12, proposed by Nicholas Dakin on 28/10/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Employment, Health education and preventive medicine and Health services.

That this House supports Occupational Therapy Week, which runs from 1 to 7 November 2010, organised by the British Association and College of Occupational Therapists; congratulates occupational therapists employed in the health service, social care and across communities for their dedicated and vital work to aid the effective recovery of patients and allow them to recover ordinary lives; recognises that occupational therapists work in many spheres including those of children, young people and families, HIV/AIDS, oncology, palliative care, housing, mental health, neurological practice,older people, people with learning disabilities, rheumatology, and trauma and orthopaedics using the knowledge that occupation is essential to human existence and good health and well-being; urges the Government to continue to recognise that occupational therapists are a significant section of the NHS clinical and social care workforce; and recommends that all hon. Members visit an occupational therapy service in their local area to see the important work that is being done.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Nicholas Dakin28/10/2010ScunthorpeLabourProposed
Bob Russell28/10/2010ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
John McDonnell28/10/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin01/11/2010Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley01/11/2010Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins01/11/2010Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan01/11/2010FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Virendra Sharma01/11/2010Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Alan Meale02/11/2010MansfieldLabourSigned
Martin Caton02/11/2010GowerLabourSigned
Mike Hancock02/11/2010Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech02/11/2010Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Graeme Morrice02/11/2010LivingstonLabourSigned
Eric Illsley03/11/2010Barnsley CentralLabourWithdrawn
Jim McGovern03/11/2010Dundee WestLabourSigned
Tom Blenkinsop03/11/2010Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabourSigned
Michael Connarty03/11/2010Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Charles Kennedy03/11/2010Ross, Skye and LochaberLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn03/11/2010Islington NorthLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson04/11/2010North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh08/11/2010SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Farron08/11/2010Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mary Glindon08/11/2010North TynesideLabourSigned
Ian Lavery09/11/2010WansbeckLabourSigned
Naomi Long10/11/2010Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Tessa Munt11/11/2010WellsLiberal DemocratSigned
Rosie Cooper15/11/2010West LancashireLabourSigned
Louise Ellman16/11/2010Liverpool, RiversideLabourSigned
Mark Williams17/11/2010CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Crockart17/11/2010Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon18/11/2010North DownIndependentSigned
David Crausby02/12/2010Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Grahame Morris06/12/2010EasingtonLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell09/12/2010Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned

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