Motion · S2M-04962 · 17 Oct 2006
BackCare Awareness Week, 16 to 21 October 2006
The motion
That the Parliament commends all organisations involved in supporting people who develop and live with back pain, including BackCare which organises the annual health awareness campaign to ensure that the nation has healthy backs; recognises that two out of five adults will develop back pain in the next twelve months, costing businesses money in terms of days lost off work and costing the NHS a large portion of its budget for prescription painkillers and often for anti-depressants; further recognises that some sufferers may require to be reassessed by chronic pain clinicians; encourages employers to complete display screen equipment (DSE) checks on computer equipment and chairs for users who can frequently develop back complaints, and encourages everyone to develop and maintain good posture at all times to alleviate potential future back problems.
Supporters (19)
- Ms Rosemary Byrne 17 Oct 2006
- Rob Gibson 17 Oct 2006
- Christine Grahame 17 Oct 2006
- Stewart Maxwell 17 Oct 2006
- Tommy Sheridan 17 Oct 2006
- Stewart Stevenson 17 Oct 2006
- Jamie Stone 17 Oct 2006
- John Swinburne 17 Oct 2006
- Maureen Watt 17 Oct 2006
- Chris Ballance 18 Oct 2006
- Shiona Baird 19 Oct 2006
- Frances Curran 23 Oct 2006
- Lord James Douglas-Hamilton 23 Oct 2006
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 23 Oct 2006
- Carolyn Leckie 24 Oct 2006
- Nanette Milne 24 Oct 2006
- Donald Gorrie 30 Oct 2006
- Ken Macintosh 1 Nov 2006
- Eleanor Scott 2 Nov 2006
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.