Health services and medicine

On Wednesday 26 February, the Health and Social Care Committee held a pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of NHS England with the Government’s preferred candidate for the role, Dr Penny Dash. 

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The Scottish Affairs Commitee will begin its inquiry into Glasgow’s pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SDCF) by hearing from public health and substance abuse specialists. 

Parliament’s Health and Social Care Select Committee this week conducted a visit to the Isle of Wight, to explore the provision of health and social care on the island, as part of its Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction inquiry. 

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee will question the Minister for Science, Lord Vallance, in a wide-ranging session on his responsibilities in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and his aims for this parliament.

MPs on the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee will question Disabilities Minister Sir Stephen Timms on how the Department for Work and Pensions protects vulnerable people engaged with the benefit system.

The Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry on Community Mental Health Services gets underway next week with a first evidence session exploring patients’ experiences of accessing services.

The Work and Pensions Committee will question the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) leadership on the watchdog’s work.

The Health and Social Care Committee holds the second session of its Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction inquiry. 

The Health and Social Care Committee this morning held an evidence session with the CEO of the NHS, Amanda Pritchard, its CFO, Julian Kelly, and the Chief Nursing Officer for England, Duncan Burton.

Report finds lack of fresh thinking and decisive action within NHS England and DHSC paired with overly optimistic planning assumptions as financial position continues to worsen

MPs will ask the senior leadership of NHS England whether the NHS is well placed to implement the Government’s three healthcare shifts, in an evidence session at 9:30am on Wednesday 29 January. 

Dros y pedair wythnos nesaf, bydd y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig yn archwilio nifer o faterion proffil uchel sy’n effeithio ar Gymru, gan gynnwys gofal iechyd trawsffiniol, y seilwaith rheilffyrdd a Chaergybi.

Economic Affairs Committee publishes letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The Health and Social Care Committee has today published the Government’s response to the Committee’s Independent Expert Panel’s evaluation of the Government’s progress on meeting patient safety recommendations.