WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OPINION TABLED ON 23/09/2008

R Signifies the Member has declared an interest

OPIN-2008- 0066 - Access to Life Saving Treatments

Raised By:

Jonathan Morgan, Nick Ramsay and William Graham

Subscribers:

Trish Law 24/09/2008

Chris Franks 24/09/2008

Darren Millar 24/09/2008

Brynle Williams 25/09/2008

Nick Bourne 25/09/2008

Mark Isherwood 25/09/2008

Angela Burns 26/09/2008

Andrew RT Davies 02/10/2008

David Melding 10/10/2008

Access to Life Saving Treatments

The National Assembly is concerned that patients with life-threatening or life-ending illnesses have to fight for drugs that make significant improvements to their lives.

The Assembly notes the courageous campaign of Chris Lewis who having being diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer, has been denied the drug Sutent to prolong his life.

The Assembly calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to:

• Re-examine guidance made by the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group regarding the drug Sutent;

• Ensure doctors, who are best-placed to decide on the most appropriate care for their patients, are not fettered from delivering the best patient care