All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer (APPGBC) raises awareness and promotes the needs of blood cancer patients with parliamentarians, government, NHS, and charity stakeholders - and much more
All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups which are run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords. Many choose to involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in their administration and activities. Blood Cancer UK run the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer on behalf of the Chair, Henry Smith MP (Con, Crawley) and the Vice Chair, Colleen Fletcher (MP, Lab Coventry North East).
The APPG on Blood Cancer was set up in 2017 and continues to meet on a regular basis. We discuss issues which impact on people affected by blood cancer. In the last few months we have held meetings on early diagnosis, CAR-T treatment, access to drugs and treatments and rapid diagnostic centres.
Speakers at our meetings have come from NHS England, Cancer Research UK, the Royal College of Pathologists and charity representatives. We are always joined by a wide group including people affected by blood cancer, colleagues from other charities and organisations and Parliamentarians.
About the All Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer (APPGBC) was first established in June 2016. It re-formed in July 2017. The elected officers are:
All Party Parliamentary Group Chair: Henry Smith MP
All Party Parliamentary Group Vice-Chairs: Colleen Fletcher MP, Maggie Throup MP
All Party Parliamentary Group Officers: Jim Shannon MP, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Jess Phillips MP
Contact
Blood Cancer UK provides the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer and works closely with a wider blood cancer community to support the group’s work. For more information, please get in touch. You can also follow the APPGBC on Twitter.