Committees

Winter Pressures

Non-inquiry session

This one-off evidence session will consider winter pressures and preparedness in the NHS for 2026/27, with topics to be explored likely including planning and preparation for the upcoming winter, the current status of services, hospital capacity, corridor care and vaccination, among others.

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 11 November 2026
9:15am Private
9:30am Public
Winter Pressures - Oral evidence 11 November 2026
9:30am
  • Dr Ian Higginson (President at Royal College of Emergency Medicine)
  • Matthew Hopkinson (Director of Acute and Ambulance Services Network at NHS Alliance)
10:30am
  • Karin Smyth MP (Minister of State at Department of Health and Social Care)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA