@sciappg.bsky.social
The aim of the APPG on SCI is to shine a light on the many issues affecting the spinal injury community, and lead the campaigns for these to be resolved. www.spinal.co.uk/campaigns/our-campaigns/all-party-parliamentary-group/
Great to stand with @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social to support the launch of Building a National Spinal Cord Injury Strategy.
People living with spinal cord injuries deserve coordinated care and support at every stage of life. We must make that a reality.
This recognition at the heart of Government marks an important step forward in our campaign for a National Spinal Cord Injury Strategy - one that delivers consistent, specialist care for every person, wherever they live.
To read the report, please visit: www.spinal.co.uk/news/buildin...
Leader of the House, Alan Campbell MP, praised the report and Andy’s leadership, recognising that quality SCI care, like at James Cook University Hospital, is “not always replicated across the country”. He confirmed that Health Ministers “will accommodate” a meeting with the APPG
30.10.2025 16:33 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Parliament is listening.
In the House of Commons today, APPG Chair @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social called on the Government to meet with the APPG on Spinal Cord Injury and respond to our new report, ‘From Fragmented to Coordinated: Building a National Spinal Cord Injury Strategy’
To read the report, please visit: www.spinal.co.uk/news/building-a-national-strategy-for-spinal-cord-injury-report/
29.10.2025 11:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The need for a National SCI Strategy is set out to replace the current fragmented approach with coordinated, person-centred care. Practical recommendations are presented so that everyone with an SCI, wherever they live, can access the same high standards of care and support
29.10.2025 11:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you to everyone who contributed, including lived experience testimony, clinician expertise, and other professional knowledge. Every aspect of life after injury is brought together, from acute care and rehabilitation to community support, workforce, data, and research
29.10.2025 11:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A group of Parliamentarians at the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Spinal Cord Injury report launch. Gill Furniss, Andy McDonald, Baroness Grey-Thompson, and John Glen are each holding a copy of the report.
📑From Fragmented to Coordinated: Building a National Spinal Cord Injury Strategy
Following the APPG on SCI's Inquiry, we have launched our report calling for a coordinated, equitable, and compassionate system of care for everyone affected by spinal cord injury
Link below 👇
An image of the letter sent by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Spinal Cord Injury to Ashley Dalton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention in the Department of Health and Social Care
An image of the letter sent by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Spinal Cord Injury to Ashley Dalton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention in the Department of Health and Social Care
An image of the letter sent by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Spinal Cord Injury to Ashley Dalton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention in the Department of Health and Social Care
An image of the letter sent by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Spinal Cord Injury to Ashley Dalton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention in the Department of Health and Social Care
✍️APPG Chair @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social and Vice Chair @gillfurnissmp.bsky.social have written to DHSC requesting a meeting to address the disparities in cancer screening and reproductive health services for women with a spinal cord injury and other physical disabilities. Read the letter below ⬇️
19.09.2025 11:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Andy McDonald MP speaking at a APPG on Spinal Cord Injury inquiry oral session. Around the table is a group of people who were giving evidence.
🗣️“Poor practice is expensive. Good care saves money and, more importantly, lives. The need for a National Spinal Cord Injury Strategy is now undeniable”
@andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social speaking at an oral evidence session of the APPG Inquiry into the Need for a National Strategy on SCI
