Health staff and professions
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on health staff and the health professions. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03.12.2012 | NHS whistleblowing procedures in England |
| This note sets out the current rights and procedures for NHS staff to raise concerns about safety, malpractice or wrong doing at work (popularly known as 'whistleblowing'). | |
| 25.10.2012 | NHS staff: Social Indicators page |
| NHS staff: Social Indicators page. By Rachael Harker. SN/SG/2642. | |
| 18.10.2012 | NHS Pension Scheme |
| This note looks at the development of the NHS Pension Scheme and proposals for reform | |
| 18.07.2011 | NHS workforce statistics: England |
| NHS workforce statistics: England. By Rachael Harker SN/SG/2223. This note summarises recent trends in the NHS workforce in England. | |
| 10.05.2011 | Sources of social statistics: Health Services and Public Health |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.02.2008 | Health and Social Care Bill: Committee Stage Report |
| (Bill 52 of 2007-08) | |
| 23.11.2007 | Health and Social Care Bill, Bill 9 of 2007-08 |
| Health and Social Care Bill. (Bill 9 of 2007/08). House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/81. | |
| 24.11.2005 | The Health Bill (excluding Part 1) Bill 69 of 2005-06 |
| 20.11.2002 | Health (Wales) Bill (Bill 1 2002/03) |
| The Health (Wales) Bill. (Bill 1 of 2002/03). House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/61. | |
| 15.11.2001 | National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill (Bill 47 of 2001-02) |
| National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill (Bill 47 of 2001/02). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/95. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.10.2011 | Safety first: mobility of healthcare professionals in the EU. |
| European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] | |
| 19.07.2011 | Annual accountability hearing with the General Medical Council. |
| Health Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 19.07.2011 | Annual accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. |
| Health Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 25.10.2011 | COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK (No. 2) |
| That this House notes with concern the issues raised by the British Association of Social Workers in respect of the proper establishment and appropriate use of public funds in relation ... | |
| 11.07.2011 | DELIVERY OF ADULT SOCIAL CARE |
| That this House notes thatcross-party commitment and co-operation is urgently needed to reform the way that adult social care is delivered; acknowledges the desire amongst all parties ... | |
| 05.07.2011 | NHS WHISTLEBLOWING |
| That this House welcomes the Private Eye, Shoot the Messenger articles, on how NHS whistleblowers can be silenced and sacked; anticipates effective action by the Health Select Committee ... | |
| 23.05.2011 | DIABETIC SPECIALIST NURSING POSTS |
| That this House notes the number of diabetic specialist nurse posts unfilled across the NHS has doubled within a year, leaving 218 vacant posts at a time when the number of people with ... | |
| 17.05.2011 | NHS LOCUM SURGEONS |
| That this House supports the Royal College of Surgeons' guidance on NHS Locum Surgeons; notes that this guidance outlines the vital role that these surgeons play in the short term; ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03.10.2011 | Clinical Trials |
| This POSTnote summarises some of the most important reasons behind the decline in clinical trials in the UK, and the actions being taken to improve the situation. |
