The Health and Social Care Select Committee (abbreviated to HSC, HSCC and HSCSC) is a Departmental

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. Its remit is to examine the policy, administration and expenditure of the

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(DHSC) and its associated agencies and public bodies. The Clerks of the Committee are Previn Desai and Joanna Dodd.

Inquiries

The Committee regularly initiates inquiries into government and the policies of DHSC's agencies and public bodies, such as

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. 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

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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

Membership

Current membership

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:

Changes 2017-2019

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.

Changes 2015-2017

2010-2015 Parliament

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

Changes 2010-2015

References

External links

Records for the Health Committee are held at the Parliamentary ArchivesUK Parliament, Health and Social Care Select Committee website
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