Health and Social Care Committee

CommonsSelectest. 31 Oct 1991Email ↗● Actively Monitored
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Sessions analysed58
Commitments137
Positions176
Recommendations263

Latest Signals

15 Jul 2026Unsafe estates and trauma in maternity servicesNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationConcern
“[Speaker: Baroness Amos] We are very clear in our report that there is psychological trauma that women experience that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency, and that is distinct from bereavement care. A lot of the estates we saw were not fit for purpose, and what you describe is something that we came across time and again. We make a recommendation in the report that there should be 12-month, five-year and 10-year plans to improve the estates of maternity and neonatal care across the country. Obviously there will be financial implications to that, but it is urgent to review the estates, have those plans and then think about the costs attached.”
15 Jul 2026Staff shortages and poor leadership are linked to harmIndependent Review of Maternity Services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustConcern
15 Jul 2026After-death care and executive accountability gaps in NottinghamIndependent Review of Maternity Services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustConcern
15 Jul 2026Fragmented leadership and poor accountability across trustsNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationConcern
15 Jul 2026Listening failures and medical misogyny are systemicNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationConcern
15 Jul 2026Neonatal voice was strong, but maternity evidence dominatedNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationPosition
15 Jul 2026CQC lacks maternity expertise and consistent standardsNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationConcern
15 Jul 2026Regulators missed repeated warnings and inquest evidenceIndependent Review of Maternity Services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustConcern

Recent Sessions

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15 Jul 2026Maternity reviews: leadership, regulation and workforce
2 pos10 concern8 rec1 disag1 leg
08 Jul 2026DHSC work: pharma deal, prevention and NHS reform
5 commit5 pos3 concern2 rec
01 Jul 2026Neighbourhood health estates: GP space and funding
1 commit2 pos8 concern7 rec1 leg
24 Jun 2026Casey Commission and adult social care reform
5 commit3 pos2 concern1 rec1 disag1 leg
16 Jun 2026Federated Data Platform: lock-in, procurement and trust
2 commit1 pos4 concern1 rec1 disag
10 Jun 2026Children's mental health: hubs, social media, SEND
1 commit2 pos4 concern5 rec

Recent Commitments

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Recent Recommendations

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Frequent Witnesses

Department of Health and Social Care18× · 177 insights
NHS England13× · 70 insights
Royal College of General Practitioners5× · 19 insights
Association of Directors of Public Health3× · 9 insights
The King’s Fund3× · 7 insights
Royal College of Nursing3× · 5 insights

About this committee

The Health and Social Care Committee scrutinises the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, and related public bodies. Operating as a House of Commons select committee, it conducts detailed inquiries through oral evidence sessions with witnesses including senior NHS leaders, government officials, and external experts. The committee's recent work has focused on NHS estate management and the neighbourhood health public-private partnership model, examining how the health service maintains and develops its physical infrastructure. It has also investigated corridor care and patient safety, taking evidence from the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch and NHS leaders on systemic pressures within hospital services. Additionally, the committee has examined weight management services and obesity medicines available through NHS hubs, scrutinising access to pharmacological treatments and the commissioning of specialist services.