All-Party Parliamentary Hepatology Group back in action

Westminster update: The All-Party Parliamentary Hepatology Group (APPHG) met for the first time in the new Parliament on the 24th June 2010. David Amess MP and Baroness Masham of Ilton were voted co-chairs of the Group and agreed an exciting programme of activities which will kick off with the publication of an audit of hepatitis C services in hospitals at the end of July.

The APPHG’s mission is to promote discussion of hepatology, including viral hepatitis and related public health issues, and to raise matters of concern with, and make representations to, government and other policy makers. Other activities planned for the next few months include sending a constituency briefing pack to all MPs and a Q& A session with the new National Clinical Director for Liver Disease after the summer recess.

Please ask your MP to join the All-Party Parliamentary Hepatology Group – you can download a draft letter by clicking here.