Select Committee · Health and Social Care Committee
Work of the Department
Status: Closed
Opened: 25 Jan 2023
Closed: 5 Dec 2023
Inquiry scope
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay will be questioned by the Committee over mounting issues facing the NHS and social care. Top of the agenda, uncertainty over the publication date of the government’s Workforce Plan. MPs have repeatedly called for the plan’s publication, promised in Spring last year, to tackle the workforce crisis across the sector. Questions are also likely to focus on industrial action by the BMA and the RCN, funding for the agreed Agenda for Change pay settlement and Government plans to make it easier for people to access GP services. Other pressing issues include the scale of the backlog and waiting times, particularly on mental health, and social care with challenges on workforce pay, recruitment and retention.Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2023 | Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP · Department of Health and Social Care, Shona Dunn · Department of Health and Social Care | View ↗ |
| 31 Jan 2023 | Professor Lucy Chappell · Department of Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP · Department of Health and Social Care, Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP · Secretary of State | Department of Health and Social Care | 2 |
| Professor Lucy Chappell · Chief Scientific Adviser | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Shona Dunn · Second Permanent Secretary | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Sir Chris Wormald · Permanent Secretary | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |