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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. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) @CommonsHealth

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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2nd Report - Adult Social Care Reform: the cost of inaction
Inquiry Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction
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1st Report - Appointment of the Chair of NHS England
Work Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of NHS England (Pre-appointment hearing)
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2nd Special Report - Expert Panel: Evaluation on meeting patient safety recommendations: Government Response
Work Expert Panel: Evaluation of Government’s progress on meeting patient safety recommendations (Non-inquiry session)
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Correspondence

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Correspondence with the Secretary of State and NHS England relating to ICB mergers
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Correspondence with the SoS re Winter Pressures
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Correspondence from SofS re Mental Health Spend
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Correspondence

Oral evidence transcripts

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14 May 2025
Work Black Maternal Health (Non-inquiry session)
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Oral Evidence
23 April 2025
Inquiry Community Mental Health Services
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Oral Evidence
7 May 2025
Inquiry The First 1000 Days: a renewed focus
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Written evidence

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Hugh Evans (Executive Director: Adults and Communities at Bristol City Council) (ASC0148)
Inquiry Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction
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HM Treasury (ASC0147)
Inquiry Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction
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Dr John Mulligan (Clinical Psychologist/Unite Rep & National Applied Psychologists Organising Professional Committee member at Unite the Union, Unison & the Manchester Safer Staffing Strikers & Early Intervention in Psychosis Service), Miss Gemma Feeney (Peer Mentor & Lived Experience Trainer at Manchester Safer Staffing Strikers & Early Intervention in Psychosis Service), and Miss Claire Miller (Care Coordinator/ Social Worker/ Unison Assistant Branch Secretary at Unison, Manchester Safer Staffing Strikers & Early Intervention in Psychosis Service) (CMH0229)
Inquiry Community Mental Health Services
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
60 published
Agendas and papers
Before each meeting, domestic committees may publish the list of matters to be discussed and supporting documents.
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Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
15 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
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Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
78 published
Engagement documents
Documents relating to committee engagement activities, such as forums, surveys or ‘roundtable’ events with experts and stakeholders that the committee has chosen to make public.
2 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
30 published
Other documents
Other documents connected to the committee's work.
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Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

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  • Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (general enquiries) 020 7219 6182 | 020 7219 3138 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA