Inaugural General Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular and Venous Disease

On Wednesday 23rd October at 8:30am the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular and Venous Disease held its Inaugural General Meeting. There was a formal election of officers and the Group's income and expenditure statement for publication was agreed.

The following officers were elected:

  • Jim Shannon, Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford - Chair and registered contact

  • Peter Prinsley MP, Labour Party MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket – Officer

  • Matt Bishop MP, Labour Party MP for Forest of Dean - Officer

  • Lord Lansley CBE, Member of the House of Lords – Officer

Healthcomms Consulting Ltd as part of the PLMR Group was reappointed as Secretariat.

The purpose statement of the Group was confirmed as:

  • To raise awareness of vascular and venous disease and to encourage actions to promote a greater priority for its prevention and treatment; to encourage research into the causes of vascular and venous disease; to advance excellence and innovation in vascular and venous disease and related cardiovascular conditions.

Please find attached the minutes of the meeting.

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Funding and Benefits In Kind

Source: Healthcomms Consulting Ltd (as part of the PLMR Group)

Description: Healthcomms Consulting Ltd (as part of the PLMR Group) is sponsored by Medtronic Ltd, Boston Scientific, Veincentre, and Becton Dickinson to act as the group's Secretariat.

Value £s in bands of £1,500: 58,501-60,00