As passed by conference
Submitted by: 10 members
Mover: Daisy Cooper MP (Spokesperson for Health and Social Care).
Summation: Max Wilkinson.
Conference notes with concern that:
Conference notes with optimism that:
Conference believes that:
Conference re-affirms our commitment progressively to restore the Public Health Grant to at least 2015 levels, with a proportion of these funds to be set aside for local communities experiencing the worst health inequalities to co-design, co-deliver, and co-produce plans on how the money should be spent.
Conference calls on the Government to:
Applicability: England only.
Concerns notes with concern that:
Conference notes with optimism that:
Conference believes that:
Conference re-affirms our commitment progressively to restore the Public Health Grant to at least 2015 levels, with a proportion of these funds to be set aside for local communities experiencing the worst health inequalities to co-design, co-deliver, and co-produce plans on how the money should be spent.
Conference calls on the Government to:
Applicability: England only.
Mover: 7 minutes; summation 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate, see pages 44-45 of the agenda.
The deadline for amendments to this motion is 13.00 Monday 4 March; see page 47. Those selected for debate will be printed in Conference Extra and Saturday's Conference Daily. The deadline for requests for separate votes is 09.00 Thursday 14 March; see page 44.
The FCC has agreed to make the following drafting amendment to the motion:
In line 1, delete 'Concern' and insert 'Conference'.
Submitted by: Lambeth
Mover: Stevan Cirkovic.
Summation: Donna Harris.
In D. (line 8), delete 'Tens of thousands of patients' and insert 'Nearly 100,000 patients'.
Delete J. (lines 25-26) and insert:
J. An extra 33,000 cancer cases per year in the UK (nearly one in 10) are associated with deprivation and inequality.
After J (line 26), insert:
K. The Conservative Government has allowed the UK research environment to deteriorate, and is presiding over the closure of the National Cancer Research Institute, which has coordinated cancer research for more than two decades.
L. There are shortages across all professions in the cancer workforce, which has contributed to growing expenditure on short-term staffing across all areas of NHS care, estimated by the British Medical Association at £9 billion in 2022.
After e) (line 50), insert:
f) A fair deal for the NHS workforce is vital to delivering better patient care, outcomes and research. Investing in the recruitment and retention of specialised cancer doctors and nurses is investment in patients and tackling growing cancer waiting lists.
Delete 3. (lines 63-64) and insert:
3. Boost access to radiotherapy by investing in 200 new radiotherapy machines and the staff to deliver an increased service, eliminating any blackspots in geographical coverage.
After 3. (lines 64), insert:
4. Expand day units and satellite services for chemotherapy so that cancer patients in all parts of the country can access routine treatment within 60 minutes of travel from their home.