APPGs are groups of parliamentarians from different parties working together to champion a common cause.
Headway’s Parliamentary Champion, Sir John Hayes MP (Conservative), is the group’s new chair, succeeding Sir Chris Bryant MP, who is now a government minister. The group’s other officers, who, together with Sir John, lead the APPG, are Labour MPs Andy McDonald and Ian Byrne, as well as Baroness Morris of Yardley. The APPG has a larger membership of MPs and peers from political parties across the political spectrum. The UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum is the group’s secretariat.
Headway’s Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Richard Wood, attended the meeting and spoke about the upcoming Action for Brain Injury Week (19 – 25 May).
He said,
“The APPG enables brain injury survivors and MPs to work together in Parliament to seek improvements in support and services for people with ABI and their carers. I look forward to working with Sir John Hayes and the APPG to urge the government to fix the neurorehabilitation postcode lottery, invest in community-based reablement services, and secure a fully funded ABI strategy from the government.”
Complete our ABI week survey
ABI Week is our annual awareness campaign. It aims to raise awareness of the issues faced by individuals and families affected by brain injury, promote understanding, and encourage support from the wider public, organisations, and policymakers.
The surveys have been designed to gather experiences from brain injury survivors and their carers on the fluctuating nature of brain injury. By fluctuating, we mean that the effects of brain injury are not the same every day. They may be ‘better’ on some days and ‘worse’ on others.
Two separate surveys have been created, one to be completed by brain injury survivors, and the other for carers (anyone who is closely involved with supporting a brain injury survivor, for instance a partner, spouse, other relative, friend or professional carer). You can access both of these surveys from the links below.
