The Health and Social Car Committee will today examine the implications of the Government’s new General Practice Data Planning and Research programme (GPDPR). The session will explore the benefits to medical research and improvements to NHS planning that could be achieved by the Government’s plan to implement a programme of …

This inquiry will ask why cancer outcomes in England continue to lag behind comparable countries internationally and examine evidence relating to the underlying causes of these differences.

We will also consider what impact disruption to cancer services during the covid-19 pandemic will have on efforts to catch up, and ask …

Many of those living with dementia and their carers rely on support from the social care system. However, those living with dementia can face catastrophic costs, the system can be difficult to navigate and many are left unable to access the care they require.

This short inquiry will consider how …

This inquiry will examine the proposals in the White Paper Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care, and the extent to which the proposals will deliver integrated health and care services throughout England. The inquiry will also consider the extent to which the White Paper delivers …

Limited progress in improving the way autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities are treated is to be examined by the Health and Social Care Committee. 

The short inquiry will hold the first of two evidence sessions next week with particular focus on the use of restraint and “sectioning”. It …

The Committee is undertaking an inquiry into Children and Young People’s Mental Health. The inquiry will examine the progress that has been made by Government against their own ambitions to improve children and young people’s mental health provision.

We will also consider whether the system should be reformed toward a …

This inquiry will consider the Government's response to recent developments in the coronavirus pandemic.

The Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine workforce burnout across the NHS and social care. It will consider increased pressures brought by Covid-19 and the resilience of services to cope with high levels of staff stress. NHS Providers has reported that 92% of trusts were concerned about burnout …

Recurrent failings in maternity services and what action is needed to improve safety for mothers and babies is the focus of this new inquiry launched by the Health and Social Care Committee. The Safety of Maternity Services in England inquiry will examine evidence relating to ongoing concerns despite the substantial …

The Committee held its last oral evidence session in connection with this inquiry on Tuesday 30 June 2020. The Committee will therefore not be accepting any further written evidence submissions to this inquiry. If you have any queries or would like to bring particular information relating to this inquiry to …