APPG on Urinary Tract Infections
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on UTIs provides a forum to bring together key stakeholders to raise awareness of the significant health, social and economic impact of UTIs and advocate for improved patient outcomes through better diagnostics, effective treatment options, and prevention strategies.
About the APPG on UTIs
The APPG on UTIs bring together key stakeholders to raise awareness of the significant health, social and economic impact of UTIs and advocate for improved patient outcomes through better diagnostics, effective treatment options, and prevention strategies.
The APPG is co-chaired by Luke Taylor MP (Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam) and Dr Allison Gardner (Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South).
The Urology Foundation is proud to act as the APPG’s secretariat, as part of our wider commitment to drive change in the field of UTIs and improve the outlook for patients. M+F Health Communications help us to fulfil this role by providing administrative and logistical support.
About UTIs
- 50-60 % of females in the UK will experience at least 1 UTI in their lifetime
- About one in five females will experience recurrent UTIs and those who have more than three in a year are more likely to continue to have them.
- Males experience UTIs too and are usually associated with an obstruction in the urinary system, usually the prostate.
- UTIs cause 200,000 hospital admissions per year, costing the NHS £600m per year
- UTIs account for 50% of all antibiotic prescriptions
We are focused on calling for:
- Better care for people with living with UTIs
- Better and more accurate diagnostic tools
- Investment in UTI research to develop new treatment options
APPG Members
We are grateful to our officers and members for supporting the APPG and working together in Parliament to drive change for people across the country who are affected by UTIs.
APPG officers
- Luke Taylor MP, co-chair (Liberal Democrat, Sutton and Cheam)
- Dr Allison Gardner MP, co-chair (Labour, Stoke-on-Trent South)
- Helen Maguire MP (Liberal Democrat, Epsom and Ewell)
- Rt Hon Sir Oliver Dowden MP (Conservative, Hertsmere)
APPG Members
- Dan Aldridge (Labour, Weston‑super‑Mare)
- Jess Brown‑Fuller (Liberal Democrat, Chichester)
- Rosie Duffield (Independent, Canterbury)
- Baroness Julie Elliott (Labour, Sunderland Central)
- Cat Eccles (Labour, Stourbridge)
- Will Forster (Liberal Democrat, Woking)
- Marie Goldman (Liberal Democrat, Chelmsford)
- Jodie Gosling (Labour, Nuneaton)
- Fabian Hamilton (Labour, Leeds North East)
- Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat, Bath)
- Leigh Ingham (Labour, Stafford)
- Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat, Edinburgh West)
- Sally Jameson (Labour, Doncaster Central)
- Sonia Kumar (Labour, Dudley)
- James MacClearly (Liberal Democrat, Lewes)
- Abtisam Mohammed (Labour, Sheffield Central)
- Lee Pitcher (Labour, Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme)
- Mike Reader (Labour, Northampton South)
- Sarah Russell (Labour, Congleton)
- Steve Darling (Labour, Torbay)
- Liz Twist (Labour, Blaydon and Consett
- Matt Turmaine (Labour, Watford)
The Secretariat
The Urology Foundation is proud to act as the APPG’s secretariat, as part of our wider commitment to drive change in the field of UTIs and improve the outlook for patients.
M+F Health Communications help us to fulfil this role by providing administrative and logistical support.
Our work
The APPG on UTIs holds regular meetings to bring stakeholders together to discuss the key issues that are impacting the diagnosis and treatment of UTIs, agree recommended actions, and identify opportunities to advocate for better care across the NHS.
Why The APPG is important:
Inaugural meeting: The APPG held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday 10th December 2025. This provided an opportunity to elect the Chair and Officers of the APPG and discuss the group’s overall priorities and proposed work programme for the coming year.
Driving Innovation in UTI Treatment: The first policy meeting of the group took place on Tuesday 3rd March 2026. The title of the meeting was ‘Driving Innovation in UTI Treatment’. The event was hosted by the APPG co-chairs Luke Taylor and Dr Allison Gardner who welcomed people from across the UTI community. This included people living with chronic and recurrent UTIs, Parliamentarians, clinicians, researchers, professional bodies and charities in the space.
The meeting provided an opportunity to consider both the short and long-term actions needed to improve outcomes for people living with UTIs.
A summary of the meeting is available HERE.
Contact us
If you’d like to receive more information about the APPG or have any questions about its work, please contact utiappg@theurologyfoundation.org.
We provide regular updates on APPG meetings in a digital bulletin which you can sign-up to receive by emailing utiappg@theurologyfoundation.org.
This is not an official website of Parliament. It has not been approved by either House. APPGs are informal groups of Parliamentarians with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed are those of the group.
If you have a UTI-related medical issue that you would like to discuss, you can contact The Urology Foundation’s UTI Information Service
Opening hours: Tuesday 10am-12noon, Thursday 10am-12noon
Telephone Helpline Number : 0808 801 1108
Email: nurse@theurologyfoundation.org
*Please note that the UTI service is not an emergency or crisis helpline. We can support you but we are unable to diagnose any condition or prescribe treatments.
For more information on UTIs, see our information HERE or visit the NHS website HERE.
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