The Chair of the All Party Group for Acquired Brain Injury, Chris Bryant, MP urged the Prime Minister to bring together leaders across health, social care, work and pensions, defence and justice to ensure that people with acquired brain injury receive the rehabilitation they need at Prime Ministers Questions today (21st February 2018). Mr Bryant stated that whilst the Major Trauma Plan was saving hundred of lives each year those people were not being given the best chance due to lack of rehabilitation services. He stated that half of the Major Trauma Centres do not have a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine. The Prime Minister , Theresa May, recognised the importance of the question raised and referred to the Health Minister, Jeremy Hunt.

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At the end of last year, UKABIF helped launch an All Party Parliamentary Group for Acquired Brain Injury, along with Chris Bryant MP who will serve as chair.

Members include five vice-chairs: Carolyn Harris, Chris Evans, Paul Flynn, Stephen Hammond, and Kevin Baron; the treasurer is Lord Ramsbotham.

We have set this APPG up to raise awareness of ABI and seek improvements in support and services for people directly affected by ABI and also their families and carers, to provide a voice for those who are not always heard by Ministers and MPs, and to be the main forum for ABI in Parliament, raising key issues across health, social care and welfare which all affect people living with ABI in the UK.

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