Health services
Health services news from UK Parliament.
MPs to examine challenges to train more doctors to tackle NHS workforce crisis
Health and Social Care Committee continues Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care inquiry
06 May 2022
Parliament concludes scrutiny of Health and Care Bill
Bill becomes an Act of Parliament. Catch up
27 April 2022
MPs launch survey on body image and access to NHS services
The Health and Social Care Committee survey will contribute to the ongoing inquiry into the impact of body image on mental and physical health
25 April 2022
Lack of ‘serious effort’ on cancer workforce shortages risks reversal of survival rates
The Health and Social Care Committee publishes its report on cancer services in England
05 April 2022
Adult Social Care Committee publishes call for evidence
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee today publishes its call for evidence, inviting the public to provide their views on what needs to change to create a fair, resilient and sustainable care system
04 April 2022
Lords debates five private members’ bills
Members discuss pensions, British Sign Language, game birds, glue traps and approved premises for substance testing. Catch up
28 March 2022
Government response to calls for urgent action on mental health unacceptable, says Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt has called for action by the Health Secretary, Sajid Javid MP
17 March 2022
MPs to hold a general debate on the effectiveness of the Government’s education catch-up and mental health recovery programmes
MPs to hold a general debate on the effectiveness of the Government’s education catch-up and mental health recovery programmes
01 February 2022
‘A public services workforce fit for the future’ – peers launch new inquiry
New 'Designing a public services workforce fit for future' inquiry launched.
24 January 2022
Omicron and emergency care crisis could derail plans to tackle backlog, warn MPs
The Health and Social Care Committee publishes a report on clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic
06 January 2022
Three private members' bills in the Lords
Members discuss hereditary peers, cigarette health warnings and addition of environment to the national curriculum. Catch up
06 December 2021
MPs launch inquiry into the health impact of negative body image
The Committee will look into the relationship between perception of body image and physical and mental health.
02 December 2021
Jeremy Hunt MP responds to Government plans for social care reform
The Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee comments on the government response to the Adult Social Care report
02 December 2021
Levelling-up Committee examines Government plans
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee holds its second evidence session for the adult social care inquiry
25 November 2021
MPs study rural mental health – a sometimes hidden topic
Committee launches a wide-ranging inquiry into rural mental health
24 November 2021