Health and Social Care Select Committee

The Health and Social Care Select Committee (abbreviated to HSC, HSCC and HSCSC) is a Departmental Select Committee of the British House of Commons, the lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament. Its remit is to examine the policy, administration and expenditure of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and its associated agencies and public bodies.^[1]^[2] The Clerks of the Committee are Previn Desai and Joanna Dodd.^[3]

Inquiries

The Committee regularly initiates inquiries into government and the policies of DHSC's agencies and public bodies, such as NHS England.^[4] The Committees' power to hold an inquiry is a core function of a Departmental Select Committee.

2019 to present

Management of the Coronavirus Outbreak, opened 3 March 2020 (completed)
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of NICE, opened 4 March 2020 (completed)
Social care: funding and workforce, opened 10 March 2020 (completed)
Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond, opened 22 April 2020 (completed)
Safety of maternity services in England, opened 24 July 2020 (completed)
Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care, opened 30 July 2020 (ongoing)
Coronavirus: lessons learnt, opened 6 October 2020 (ongoing), joint-inquiry with the Science and Technology Committee
Coronavirus: recent developments, opened 7 January 2021 (ongoing)
Children and young people's mental health, opened 29 January 2021 (ongoing)
Treatment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities, opened 3 February 2021 (ongoing)
Department's White Paper on health and social care, opened 25 February 2021 (ongoing)
Supporting those with dementia and their carers, opened 12 May 2021 (ongoing)
Cancer services, opened 6 July 2021 (ongoing)
General Practice Data for Planning and Research, opened 15 July 2021 (ongoing)
Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic, opened 20 July 2021 (ongoing)
NHS litigation reform, opened 22 September 2021 (ongoing)
The future of General Practice, opened 15 November 2021
Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care, opened 23 November 2021
The impact of body image on mental and physical health, opened 1 December 2021
Integrated Care Systems: autonomy and accountability, opened 6 July 2022
Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review follow up one-off session, opened 1 September 2022

2017–2019

Alcohol minimum unit pricing
Antimicrobial resistance inquiry
Availability of Orkambi on the NHS
Brexit – medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin
Budget and NHS long-term plan
Calls for cases of GP visa issues
Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission's State of Care Report 2018-19
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity follow-up 2019
Dentistry Services
Drugs policy
Drugs policy: medicinal cannabis
First 1000 days of life
Government’s review of NHS overseas visitor charging
Harding Review of health and social care workforce
Impact of a no deal Brexit on health and social care
Impact of the Brexit withdrawal agreement on health and social care
Improving air quality
Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems inquiry
Kark Report
Long term funding of adult social care
Long-term Sustainability of the NHS
Memorandum of understanding on data-sharing
National Audit Office's Report on Investigation into pre-school vaccination
NHS Capital
NHS funding
NHS Long-term Plan: legislative proposals
NMC and Furness General Hospital
Nursing workforce
Patient safety and gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare
Pre-Appointment hearing for Chair of National Health Service Improvement
Pre-Appointment hearing for Chair of NHS England
Prison healthcare
Sexual health
Suicide prevention: follow-up
Transforming children and young people's mental health provision
Work of NHS England and NHS Improvement
Work of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

2015–2019

Appointment of Chair of Food Standards Agency hearing
Brexit and health and social care
Care Quality Commission accountability
Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity: follow-up
Children and young people's mental health - role of education inquiry
Current issues in NHS England inquiry
Department of Health and NHS finances inquiry
Establishment and work of NHS Improvement inquiry
Impact of membership of the EU on health policy in the UK
Impact of the Spending Review on health and social care
Improving air quality
Maternity services
Meningitis B vaccine
NHS England current issues
Planning for winter pressure in accident and emergency departments
Pre-appointment hearing for CQC Chair
Pre-appointment hearing: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Primary care
Professional Standards Authority
Public health post-2013 - structures, organisation, funding and delivery
Suicide prevention
Sustainability and Transformation Plans
Work of the Secretary of State for Health

2010–2015

2013 accountability hearing with Monitor
2013 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission
2013 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council
2013 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
2014 accountability hearing with Monitor
2014 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission
2015 accountability hearing with the General Dental Council
2015 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council
2015 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Accident and emergency services
Accountability hearing with Monitor (2012)
Accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission (2012)
Accountability hearing with the General Medical Council (2012)
Accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2012)
Annual accountability hearing with Monitor
Annual accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission
Annual accountability hearing with the General Medical Council
Annual accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Care Quality Commission
Children's and adolescent mental health and CAMHS
Children's oral health
Commissioning
Complaints and Litigation
Complaints and raising concerns
Ebola virus
Education, training and workforce planning
Emergency services and emergency care
End of Life Care
Follow-up inquiry into Commissioning
Follow-up: Social Care inquiry
Government's Alcohol Strategy
Handling of NHS patient data
Health and Care Professions Council
Implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Integrated Care Pioneers
Management of long-term conditions
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Nursing
PPIP breast implants and regulation of cosmetic interventions
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of NICE
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Care Quality Commission
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Monitor
Professional responsibility of Healthcare practitioners
Professional Standards Authority work inquiry, Professional Standards Authority evidence
Public Expenditure
Public Expenditure 2
Public expenditure on health and care services
Public expenditure on health and social care
Public expenditure on health and social care
Public Health
Public Health England
Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry
Report of the NHS Future Forum
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Health
Revalidation of Doctors
Social Care
The impact of physical activity and diet on health
Urgent and Emergency Care
Work of NHS England
Work of NICE

Current Membership

Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election Layla Moran was elected as Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee on 9 September 2024.^[5]

2019-2024 Parliament

Changes since 2019

2017-2019 Parliament

Sarah Wollaston was re-elected as Chair on 12 July 2017, with other members elected on 11 September 2017 as follows:^[7]^[8]

Changes 2017-2019

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.^[9]^[10]

Changes 2015-2017

2010-2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.^[11]^[12]

Changes 2010-2015

References

^ "Role - Health and Social Care Committee". parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2022. The Health and Social Care Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the policy, administration and expenditure of the Department of Health and Social Care and its associated bodies.
^ "Departments, agencies and public bodies - GOV.UK - GOV.UK". UK Government. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ "Supporting people with dementia and their carers - Seventh Report of Session 2021–22". Health and Social Care Committee. 19 October 2021.
^ "Select committees". Institute for Government. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ "Layla Moran elected as Chair of Health and Social Care Committee". UK Parliament. 9 September 2024.
^ "West Lancashire by-election looms as Rosie Cooper resigns as MP". BBC News. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Speaker's Statement: Select Committee Chairs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 627. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2017.
^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 628. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 11 September 2017.
^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 597. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 18 June 2015.
^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 8 July 2015.
^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 511. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 June 2010.
^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 513. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2010.

External links

Records for the Health Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives
UK Parliament, Health and Social Care Select Committee website
The committee at Twitter