The All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin (APPGS) was established in 1994, the culmination of a Skin Care Campaign (SCC) campaign to raise awareness of skin disease in Parliament. Around 400 All Party Parliamentary Groups exist, representing a variety of public policy issues.

The APPGS has a large and active membership that includes MPs from all political parties, members of the House of Lords, health professionals, patient groups and commercial interests.

The Group’s day-to-day activities are determined by its Steering Group, which is composed of non-parliamentary members and is representative of the associate membership. All activities are subject to the approval of the Group’s parliamentary officers led by the Chairman, the Rt Hon Bruce George MP.

The APPGS has the following broad objectives:

• To raise awareness of skin issues in Parliament
  

• To achieve improvements in the treatment and management of patients with skin disease
  

• To provide an unbiased means of responding to threats to dermatology

• To provide a forum for partners in skin care – patients, clinicians, managers, industry and other skin interested organisations

• To make recommendations to Government for improvements to dermatology services and patient management