Select Committee · Health and Social Care Committee
Delivering the Neighbourhood Health Service: Workforce
Status: Open
Opened: 19 Nov 2025
The aim of this project is to gather evidence ahead of the development of the NHS long term workforce plans, with a focus on what the plan should contain to support the Government's aim to shift the delivery of a greater proportion of healthcare services to neighbourhood and community settings.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2025 | Amandeep Doll · Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Karen Poole · Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Karin Orman · Royal College of Occupational Therapists, Professor Kamila Hawthorne · Royal College of General Practitioners, Richard Evans OBE · Allied Health Professionals Federation Board, Steph Lawrence · The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing, Tanya Rumney · British Dietetic Association (BDA) | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Amandeep Doll · Director for England | Royal Pharmaceutical Society | 1 |
| Karen Poole · Physiotherapist and Allied Health Professional Re… | Chartered Society of Physiotherapy | 1 |
| Karin Orman · Director of Practice & Innovation | Royal College of Occupational Therapists | 1 |
| Professor Kamila Hawthorne · Chair of Council | Royal College of General Practitioners | 1 |
| Richard Evans OBE · Chair | Allied Health Professionals Federation Board | 1 |
| Steph Lawrence · Chief Executive | The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing | 1 |
| Tanya Rumney · Workforce Lead | British Dietetic Association (BDA) | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | — | Correspondence from Minister Smyth - 10 Year Workforce Plan and Neighbourhood H… |
| 8 Jan 2026 | — | Correspondence to the Department - Long Term Workforce Plan and Neighbourhood H… |
| 7 Jan 2026 | — | Correspondence from the Association on UK Dietitians - Delivering the Neighbour… |