Health services and medicine
Health services and medicine news from UK Parliament.
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 9 February 2021
The Committee has considered e-petitions which has reached over 10,000 signatures and a Government response, petitions with over 100,000 signatures, and petitions that were relevant to scheduled debates.
23 February 2021
Government urged to deliver on its commitments for Queen’s Speech
Chair of the Liaison committee Sir Bernard Jenkin has written to Jacob Rees-Mogg on legislation awaiting time in the Government’s legislative programme.
19 February 2021
Minister Helen Whately faces questions on the future of the social care and NHS workforce
MPs to question the Minister for Care on the Government’s long-term workforce planning for the NHS and social care
18 February 2021
Episode 3: LGBT+ History Month and healthy ageing
Lord Cashman joins the podcast to talk It's a Sin, co-founding Stonewall with colleagues including Sir Ian McKellen, and fighting for equality as a member of the Lords. Lord Patel discusses how we can improve healthy ageing through science.
10 February 2021
MPs to investigate long-standing issues around the use of restraint, sectioning orders and seclusion
Committee to hold an evidence session to investigate concerns around the treatment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities in NHS facilities
05 February 2021
Use of sectioning and restraint to be examined by MPs in new inquiry
Health and Social Care Committee launches new inquiry to examine use of sectioning and restraint in treatment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities
03 February 2021
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill returns to the Lords
Members discuss disclosure of information future scrutiny of new law
03 February 2021
Ministers pressed on rights of those in care homes, hospitals and prisons
The Joint Committee on Human Rights have written to Matt Hancock and Lucy Frazer on the impact of long lockdown to those in care homes, hospitals and prisons.
03 February 2021
Health Minister faces questions on maternity safety failings
Patient Safety Minister Nadine Dorries and NHS England maternity leaders return before the Health and Social Care Committee.
29 January 2021
MPs seek evidence on mental health services offered to children and young people
Committee launch a new inquiry on mental health services for children and young people
29 January 2021
Local authorities questioned on test, trace and isolate efforts
The Science and Technology Committee examines UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks
26 January 2021
Body image: Committee to hear evidence from Caroline Dinenage and Nadine Dorries
Committee to hear evidence from Caroline Dinenage and Nadine Dorries on their inquiry into body image
26 January 2021
Social care funding report debated in House of Lords
Lords debate 'Social care funding: time to end a national scandal' report
26 January 2021
Decisions of the Committee, 19 January 2021
On 19 January 2021 the Committee considered all e-petitions which had reached over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, or had received a revised response.
22 January 2021
Joint Inquiry to question Sir Simon Stevens on the NHS response to the pandemic
Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee to take evidence from NHS chief executive
21 January 2021