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SURGEONS' WORKING HOURS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1012: tabled on 04 March 2010

Tabled in the 2009-10 session.

This motion has been signed by 38 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House calls for the removal of the constraints on surgeons' working hours to a maximum of 48 hours per week imposed by the European Working Time Directive; notes the findings of a recent survey by the Royal College of Surgeons which shows that with current staffing levels it is impossible to implement a 48 hour working week and maintain good service delivery and that the new hours have led to an increase in handovers with doctors unable to follow their patient throughout surgical treatment and that the shift system for a 48 hour working week is significantly more tiring than the on-call system it replaced; and calls for an opt-out of the European Working Time Directive for surgeons and for surgeons in training to allow them to extend their working hours to a maximum of 65 hours per week, with appropriate rest breaks, so that hospitals are safely staffed to provide high quality care and continuity of care for all patients.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 12 March 2010
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Amess, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 15 March 2010
Southend West
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 March 2010
Carshalton and Wallington
Burstow, Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 29 March 2010
Sutton and Cheam
Burt, Lorely
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 22 March 2010
Solihull
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 12 March 2010
Blyth Valley
Caton, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2010
Gower
Cook, Frank
Labour
Signed on 15 March 2010
Stockton North
Davidson, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 15 March 2010
Glasgow South West
Davies, Philip
Conservative
Signed on 9 March 2010
Shipley
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 18 March 2010
Heywood and Middleton
Evans, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 9 March 2010
Ribble Valley
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2010
Newport West
Gerrard, Mr Neil
Labour
Signed on 18 March 2010
Walthamstow
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 March 2010
Portsmouth South
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 March 2010
Birmingham, Yardley
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 8 March 2010
Luton North
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2010
Chorley
Hughes, Simon
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 12 March 2010
North Southwark and Bermondsey
Hunter, Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 March 2010
Cheadle
Keetch, Mr Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 March 2010
Hereford
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 March 2010
Manchester, Withington
Öpik, Lembit
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 12 March 2010
Montgomeryshire
Pelling, Mr Andrew
Independent
Signed on 7 April 2010
Croydon Central
Russell, Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 March 2010
Colchester
Simpson, Alan
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2010
Nottingham South
Spink, Bob
Independent
Signed on 8 March 2010
Castle Point
Thurso, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 18 March 2010
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Turner, Dr Desmond
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2010
Brighton, Kemptown
Williams, Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 March 2010
Ceredigion
Winterton, Ann
Conservative
Signed on 8 March 2010
Congleton
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 8 March 2010
Macclesfield

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.