Atrial Fibrillation APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 05/11/2019

Note: This APPG was last registered on 5th November 2019. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 20th October 2025 and may be defunct.

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To raise awareness of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ensure the diagnosis, management and treatment of AF is a priority of the NHS. To improve detection and management of AF in accordance with proven best practice.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
Former Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Barry Sheerman Portrait
Barry Sheerman
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Huddersfield
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist Portrait
Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
1 APPG Officer Position
Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales

No other APPG Memberships

George Howarth Portrait
George Howarth
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Knowsley
Joined: 19th June 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Glyn Davies Portrait
Glyn Davies
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Montgomeryshire
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Colwyn Portrait
Lord Colwyn
Officer
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

George Howarth Portrait
George Howarth
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Knowsley
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 8th May 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Jay of Paddington Portrait
Baroness Jay of Paddington
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Masham of Ilton Portrait
Baroness Masham of Ilton
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Portrait
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 29th August 2018
3 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , Croatia , Spain

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Jones of Cheltenham Portrait
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Benefits in Kind
Date
12 Sep 2018
Source
AF Association
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/09/2018 To : 11/09/2019
Value
£3,001
Date
12 Sep 2017
Source
AF Association
Description
AF Association is funded by Daiichi-Sankyo and LumiraDx to act as their group secretariat   From : 12/09/2017 To : 11/09/2018
Value
£4,501
Date
1 Jul 2016
Source
Insight Consulting Group
Description
AF Association acts as the group's secretariat from grants received from Bayer, Pfizer-BMS Alliance, Daiichi-Sankyo and AliveCor   From : 01/07/2016 To : 01/07/2017
Value
£10,501
Date
1 Jul 2016
Source
AF Association
Description
AF Association acts as the group's secretariat from grants received from Bayer, Pfizer-BMS Alliance, Daiichi-Sankyo and AliveCor   From : 01/07/2016 To : 01/07/2017
Value
£10,501
Date
7 Jul 2015
Source
The AF Association
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£28,501
Date
7 Jul 2015
Source
Insight Consulting Group
Description
Insight Consulting Group is paid by the AF Association to act as the group's secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£28,501
Date
7 Jul 2015
Source
Insight Consulting Group
Description
Insight Consulting Group is paid to act as the group's secretariat by the AF Association   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£28,501
Date
7 Jul 2015
Source
Insight Consulting Group
Description
The AF Association pays Insight Consulting Group to act as the group's secretariat from grants received from the Pfizer-BMS Alliance and Bayer   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£28,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Atrial Fibrillation APPG