Members can be parliamentarians (MPs or Lords) in the UK Parliament from any party, but they can't be part of the Government.
These groups invite views from other key organisations and individuals. APPGs offer the opportunity to raise awareness of a topic and drive forward work in the area.
The APPG on Osteoporosis and Bone Health was re-started in 2021. This group is working to raise awareness among members of parliament and NHS leaders of the condition and the importance of bone health. The Royal Osteoporosis Society provides the Secretariat for the group.
APPG Officers
Sonia Kumar
Chair
Lord Black of Brentwood
Co-Chair
Matt Bishop
Vice Chair
Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
Vice Chair
Current APPG Inquiry
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Osteoporosis and Bone Health has launched its 2026 Inquiry, Preventing Predictable Bone Loss: Closing the gap between known risk and NHS action.
The Inquiry will examine how the NHS identifies and manages bone loss in people at predictable high risk because of their treatments, long-term conditions or care settings. Fracture risk is often foreseeable years before a first fracture, yet prevention is not consistently built into care. Focusing on prostate cancer, stem cell transplantation and social care settings, the Inquiry will set out how earlier intervention could prevent fractures and reduce avoidable cost.
In July we held our first oral evidence hearing, on prostate cancer, jointly with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostate Cancer. Further evidence hearings, a patient survey and a call for written evidence will follow.
How to get involved
If you would like to know more about the work of the APPG on Osteoporosis and Bone Health, please email appg@theros.org.uk
You can also help the APPG to raise issues related to osteoporosis and bone health by contacting your local MP or other elected official and informing them of the APPG’s work.
Disclosure statement
The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) aims to increase awareness and discussion of osteoporosis in the four Parliaments and Assemblies of the UK. This aim is shared by our corporate partner, who have given the charity an arms-length grant to help achieve that outcome. Find out more about how we work with our corporate partners. The ROS is an independent charity, with the interests of patients, their families and the wider public at its heart. Our policy and research is editorially independent, with a view to influencing a wide range of audiences, including corporate partners. All agendas, reports, briefings and papers for meetings are prepared without external input.
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