Health services and medicine
Health services and medicine news from UK Parliament.

MPs to examine how to end staff drain from NHS and social care to tackle workforce crisis
MPs to examine how to end staff drain from NHS and social care to tackle workforce crisis
24 November 2021

Access to salbutamol inhalers to be debated by MPs
MPs to debate a petition relating to access to salbutamol inhalers
24 November 2021

Lords debates private members’ bills at second reading
Bills on age assurances online, onshore wind and coroners recording suicide factors. Catch up
22 November 2021

Petitions Committee hears from legal experts and social media companies
Petitions Committee hears from legal experts and social media companies about tackling online abuse.
18 November 2021

MPs seek evidence on the future of General Practice
Committee launch a new inquiry into the future of general practice
16 November 2021

MPs examining reform of NHS litigation hear from bereaved parents
MPs from the Health and Social care committee examining the reform of NHS litigation hear from bereaved parents.
12 November 2021

Westminster Hall to hold a general debate on the delivery of a new Tobacco Control Plan
MPs to hold a general debate on the delivery of a new Tobacco Control Plan
11 November 2021

Chair urges Care Minister and CQC to redouble efforts to end blanket bans on care home visits
Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes correspondence to the Government and Care Quality Commission
05 November 2021

Lords presses government on health and social care issues
Catch up as members press government to improve heath and social care provisions
05 November 2021

MPs to hold a general debate on the use of medical cannabis for the alleviation of health conditions
MPs to hold a general debate on the use of medical cannabis for the alleviation of health conditions
01 November 2021

MPs to question Sajid Javid on tackling the backlog caused by the pandemic
Committee to question Sajid Javid on tackling the backlog caused by the pandemic
29 October 2021

Dementia support requires greater funding from health and care levy
The Committee’s report into dementia care criticises the Government plans for the health and care levy.
28 October 2021

Lords debates people’s ability to afford to stay in their homes
Members debate combined impact of the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, reduction in Universal Credit and the upcoming rise in fuel prices. Catch up
28 October 2021

Members raise topical and current issues in Grand Committee debates
Lords debates social care, the treatment of people with autism, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and UK business with Africa. Learn more
27 October 2021

Lords debates Coronavirus Act 2020
Members debate the Act's provisions and regulations on self-isolation. Catch up
25 October 2021