PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
MOVING ON CAMPAIGN ON STROKE PHYSIOTHERAPY (11 July 2010)

That this House welcomes The Stroke Association and The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's report, Moving On, which highlights the vital importance of ongoing physiotherapy to stroke survivors once they leave hospital; notes that many people who survive a stroke are left with a range of physical impairments, including paralysis, problems with movement, spasticity and pain; recognises that effective community-based physiotherapy services can help manage or overcome such effects, help survivors be more independent and less reliant on carers and the NHS and can help make long-term efficiency savings in stroke care; is concerned that a recent survey by The Stroke Association found that two per cent. of stroke survivors who felt they needed community-based physiotherapy did not receive any on the NHS and that 25 per cent. who did had to wait longer than one month for their first session; welcomes the Moving On report's new vision for a community-based physiotherapy service which provides NHS-funded care for all those who need it, ends fragmented transitions of care, meets personal need and recognises and values the vital role of carers; and calls on the Government and health and social care providers to work together to improve community-based stroke physiotherapy services for all who need them.

Sponsored by:
Mr Graham Allen (Labour)