APPG for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Our members.

Meet the parliamentarians in the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

Leading the group

Leadership

04 members
Our members

House of Commons

12 members
Our members

House of Lords

12 members
Our members

Associate members

01 member
Portrait of Rohit Sagoo QN

Associate member

Rohit Sagoo QN

Queen’s NurseFounder, British Sikh Nurses

Supporting the group

Clinical experts

02 members
Portrait of Mr Michael Oko

Consultant ENT Surgeon

Mr Michael Oko

MBBS FRCS (Ed) FRCS (ORL-HNS)Sleep apnoea specialist

Michael Oko is a Consultant ENT Surgeon and one of the UK’s leading voices on obstructive sleep apnoea. He qualified in medicine in 1986 and trained in ENT surgery at St Mary’s and the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in London, before becoming Clinical Lecturer in ENT Surgery at the University of Glasgow.

In 2005 he was appointed Consultant ENT Surgeon and Clinical Lead for the Sleep Apnoea Service at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, where he founded the Sleeping Disorders Centre at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston. His service won the NHS East Midlands Healthcare Award for service transformation in 2008, and in 2011 he received the Middle East Hospitals Award for Respiratory Excellence for raising awareness of sleep apnoea.

A member of the Department of Health’s Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Working Group, he campaigns for better research, services and awareness of the risks of undiagnosed OSA.

Portrait of Professor Ram Dhillon

Consultant ENT Surgeon

Professor Ram Dhillon

MBBS (Lon) FRCS (RCS Eng)Sleep apnoea specialist

Professor Ram Dhillon is a Consultant ENT Surgeon whose major clinical interest, for over 25 years, has been snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea. He qualified from Middlesex Hospital Medical School (now part of UCL) in 1978, trained across London, and was appointed Consultant ENT Surgeon at Northwick Park Hospital in 1989, where he set up a dedicated snoring and sleep disorders service.

He has served as a Department of Health advisor on obstructive sleep apnoea, contributed to national guidance, and redesigned the delivery of snoring and OSA services in community settings. A committed educator, he is Medical Director of the Rila Institute of Health Sciences, leads the ENT UK-accredited programme on altered airway management, and edits Clinical Focus: Primary Care.

His key mission is raising awareness of OSA and helping the NHS address it more effectively.

Running the group

Secretariat

APPG Secretariat
Portrait of Amrit Maan OBE

Secretariat

Amrit Maan OBE

APPG Secretariat

Amrit Maan OBE provides secretariat support to the APPG for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, coordinating the group’s meetings, membership and enquiries.

Email the Secretariat

Contact the group

For membership and other enquiries, contact the APPG Secretariat, Amrit Maan.
appgsleepapnoea@gmail.com

Parliamentary details: UK Parliament.

Official portraits © House of Commons / Roger Harris / Laurie Noble and © House of Lords / Roger Harris, as applicable. See each portrait’s source and photographer credits. Official portraits are used under CC BY 3.0; images resized and cropped for display. Lord Bilimoria and Lord Kamall photographs sourced from APPG India. Mr Michael Oko, Professor Ram Dhillon, Amrit Maan OBE and Rohit Sagoo QN photographs supplied with permission.