The Committee held an oral evidence session to consider the implications for patient safety of the application of the law on gross negligence manslaughter, and professional regulation in such cases.
The bulk of public spending during a child's life comes in their teenage years, but there is a strong case for investing public money much earlier. What's more there is strong evidence showing how we can spend such resources to good effect. The Chair of the Science and Technology Committee, …
The Committee sought evidence on sexual health, including:
The Committee will question representatives of the Nursing and Midwifery Council on its handling of concerns about midwives' fitness to practise at Furness General Hospital.
The Health and Social Care Committee will hear evidence from think-tanks, NHS managers, commissioners and providers, and the Chief Executives of NHS Improvement and NHS England on the afternoon of Monday 2 July. The Committee will be questioning witnesses on the implications of the recent announcement of a five-year funding …
The hearing addressed Lord Prior’s background in the health and social care sector and as a Minister, his commitment to patient care and his views on the challenges facing NHS England and its board.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant and increasing threat to public health in the UK and globally. It is estimated that in the US and Europe alone, antimicrobial-resistant infections currently cause at least 50,000 deaths per year with hundreds of thousands more dying in other areas of the world. If …
The inquiry explored the effectiveness of prisons and prison healthcare services in meeting the physical and mental health, and social care, needs of prisoners
The Health and Social Care Committee has followed up its predecessor's work in the last Parliament (Childhood obesity: brave and bold action and Childhood obesity: follow-up) by holding further evidence sessions on childhood obesity.
Social care provision and funding has been the subject of numerous reports, commissions and Government papers over many years. Despite agreement on the urgent need for reform, this has not translated into action or consensus on how it should be achieved.
Ahead of the Government's Green Paper, the Housing, …