Committees

Health and Social Care Committee

Commons Select Committee

Welcome to the cross-party Health and Social Care Committee. It is our responsibility to scrutinise the work of the Department of Health and Social Care and its associated public bodies. We examine government policy, spending and administration on behalf of the electorate and the House of Commons. The Committee Chair is the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsHealth

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For information about the work of committees before 2020 please visit committees before 2020, inquiries before 2020 or publications before 2020.

7 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Management of the Coronavirus Outbreak
Opened 3 March 2020
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of NICE
Report:
Published
On 13 March 2020
Opened 4 March 2020
Social care: funding and workforce
Report:
Published
On 22 October 2020
Opened 10 March 2020
Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond
Report:
Published
On 1 October 2020
Opened 22 April 2020
Safety of maternity services in England
Opened 24 July 2020
Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care
Opened 30 July 2020
Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Oral evidence:
Completed
On 1 December 2020
Opened 6 October 2020

Latest news

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Committee Chair Jeremy Hunt criticises failures that ‘make a mockery’ of NHS workforce planning
Separate criticism for ‘inadequate’ responses to urgent recommendations on patient care and staff wellbeing
30 November 2020
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Joint Inquiry to examine Government Strategy for pandemic preparedness
MPs will also explore cross-Government arrangements and internal structures for contingency planning.
27 November 2020
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Joint Inquiry to examine impact of covid-19 on health of ‘at-risk’ groups
MPs will take evidence on people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds as well as people with learning disabilities.
27 November 2020

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
1 December 2020 - 9am to 11:30am
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
2 December 2020 - 9am to midday
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Formal meeting
9 December 2020 - 9am to midday
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Letter to the Secretary of State, Chief Executive of NHS England and Improvment and the NHS Chief People Officer on Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond
Inquiry Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
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Correspondence
Response from Prerana Issar to the Committee's Report on Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond
Inquiry Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
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Correspondence
Letter from Prerana Issar on staff burnout and resilience
Inquiries Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond, and Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care
Committees Health and Social Care Committee, and Health and Social Care Committee
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Correspondence

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  • Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (Non-media Enquiries) 020 7219 6182 / (Media Enquiries) 020 7219 6832/ 077 5310 1017
  • Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA