Health services
Health services news from UK Parliament.

Secretary of State Wes Streeting to face questions on NHS England reorganisation
On Tuesday 8 April, MPs will question the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the Government's plan to abolish NHS England (NHSE) and merge it with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
03 April 2025

Lords makes further checks to Mental Health Bill
Members of the House of Lords continue to make further checks to the Mental Health Bill at report stage. Catch up
03 April 2025

Call for evidence launched to mark World Autism Acceptance Day
Call for evidence launched by Committee looking into the Autism Act 2009
02 April 2025

GIG: Pwyllgor yn gofyn am gynlluniau'r llywodraeth i atal oedi mewn gofal iechyd trawsffiniol
Mae'r Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig wedi gofyn i Lywodraethau'r DU a Chymru am ragor o fanylion am eu cynlluniau i wella gofal iechyd trawsffiniol rhwng Cymru a Lloegr.
31 March 2025

Health and Social Care Committee to hear evidence on gambling-related harms
The Health and Social Care Select Committee will examine the current gambling landscape and the potential for harms caused by developments in gambling products in a one-off oral evidence session at 9.30am on Wednesday 2 April.
28 March 2025

NHS: Committee asks for government plans to prevent cross-border healthcare delays
The Welsh Affairs Committee has asked the UK and Welsh Governments for more detail on their plans to improve cross-border healthcare between England and Wales.
28 March 2025

NHS England reorganisation: senior sector figures share their views with MPs
The Health and Social Care Select Committee will question senior figures from across the health sector on their views on the Government’s plans to abolish NHS England and merge it with the Department of Health and Social Care, in an evidence session at 9.30am on Wednesday 26 March.
21 March 2025

Committee announces new inquiry on First 1000 Days of Life
The Health and Social Care Committee is today (Friday 21 March) launching a new inquiry on the first 1000 days of life, the period from a child’s conception to age two - widely recognised as a critical period for development which fundamentally shapes long-term health, well-being, and life outcomes.
21 March 2025

Health and disability green paper: Work and Pensions Committee Chair “mindful” of effects of reform on vulnerable
Today the Government announced reforms to health and disability social security support when they published ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working’. This has particularly focused on changes to incapacity and disability benefits as well as health assessments. The Government has said that the reforms will enable more people with chronic long term health conditions, or who are disabled, to return to and stay in work.
18 March 2025

Unpaid carers among witnesses giving evidence to MPs this week
The Health and Social Care Committee will hold the final evidence session of its inquiry into the cost of inaction on adult social care reform, at 9.30am on Wednesday 19 March.
18 March 2025

MPs continue inquiry into community mental health services
The Health and Social Care Committee will next week take evidence from lived experience witnesses, health professionals and senior officials from NHS Trusts and Integrated Care Boards, as it continues its inquiry examining the provision of community mental health services (CMHS) for adults with severe mental health needs.
07 March 2025

Women and Equalities Committee welcomes government response to report on ‘medical misogyny’ in women’s reproductive healthcare
WEC welcomes government response to report on ‘medical misogyny’ in women’s reproductive healthcare
05 March 2025

Department of Health and Social Care spending to be debated in House of Commons main chamber
MPs from PAC and the Health and Social Care Committee, along with Members from across the House of Commons, will debate the spending of the Department of Health and Social Care
28 February 2025

Committee to investigate workings of Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility
The Scottish Affairs Committee will question representatives from Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Glasgow City Council in the second session of its inquiry into Glasgow’s pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SCDF).
28 February 2025

Report publication: Appointment of Chair of NHS England
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.
28 February 2025