The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular and Venous Disease was first formed in 2011 as a forum for MPs, Peers, clinicians, patients and industry representatives to discuss vascular and venous disease and related issues.

The group has four main purposes:

1. To raise awareness of vascular and venous disease and to encourage actions to promote a greater priority of their prevention and treatment;

2. To encourage research into the causes of vascular and venous disease;

3. To advance excellence and innovation in vascular and venous disease;

4. To inform parliamentarians of the work of medical professionals, and how they can be helped to provide better services to patients.

Healthcomms Consulting provides the Secretariat to the APPG.