Health services and medicine
Health services and medicine news from UK Parliament.
Have your say on the Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill
Call for written evidence
15 November 2018
First 1000 days of life: charities, professional bodies and providers questioned
Health and Social Care Committee hears from professional bodies speaking on behalf of families, children and frontline services
13 November 2018
Minister questioned on impact of social media on young people's health
Science and Technology Committee also hears from Ofcom, the Children's Commissioner and Natasha Devon
13 November 2018
First 1000 days of life: Children's Commissioner and experts questioned
Health and Social Care Committee session examines trends in health inequalities in childhood in England
06 November 2018
Labour demands Government action to prevent vulnerable inpatient deaths
Question asked by Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care
06 November 2018
"Prevention better than cure" - Government's statement on healthcare
Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, detailed the Government's plans
05 November 2018
Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill: Lords third reading
Bill provides for increased oversight and police surveillance
31 October 2018
Care Quality Commission's state of care report examined
Health and Social Care Committee hears from the Chair, Chief Executive and Chief Inspectors of the Care Quality Commission
30 October 2018
Lords private members' bills
Peers discuss healthcare data, Duchy of Cornwall and mobile phones in prisons
29 October 2018
Commons Private Members' Bills: 26 October 2018
Debate begins with Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill
26 October 2018
Council squeeze blocking progress on health and care integration
Integrating health and social care provision is essential for better services, but a challenge if local authorities lack the budgets to provide joined-up, co-ordinated care
19 October 2018
Shadow Health Secretary presses on NHS clinical waste incineration
Jonathan Ashworth asking urgent question in the House of Commons
16 October 2018
Government questioned on dangerous waste from NHS patients
Shadow Health Secretary questioned the Government on dangerous waste from NHS patients
09 October 2018
Lords debates 40 years of in vitro fertilisation
Peers discuss anniversary of first successful birth
14 September 2018
Four short debates in the Lords
Peers discuss homelessness, trends in addiction and full-time volunteering
13 September 2018