Select Committee · Welsh Affairs Committee

Cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales

Status: Open Opened: 4 Feb 2026

Cross-border healthcare affects individuals living in both England and across Wales, who travel between the nations for GPs, specialist care, hospitals, and more. Cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales offer unique challenges, some of which the Welsh Affairs Committee heard during a one-off evidence session conducted in January 2025. This inquiry is building on … Show more

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
24 Jun 2026 Juliet Brown · NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee, Melanie Wilkey · NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee, Professor Iolo Doull · NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee View ↗
23 Jun 2026 Abigail Harris · Swansea Bay University Health Board, Dr Clara Day · Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Nicola Prygodzicz · Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Paul Mears · Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board, Pete Hopgood · Powys Teaching Health Board, Professor Philip Kloer · Hywel dda University Health Board, Suzanne Rankin · Cardiff and Vale University Health Board View ↗
22 Apr 2026 Alyson Thomas · Llais, Gemma Lelliott · Community Transport Association, Petra Holm · e-Estonia, Stacey Keegan · The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital View ↗

Who gave evidence

14 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Abigail Harris · Chief Executive Swansea Bay University Health Board 1
Alyson Thomas · Chief Executive Llais 1
Dr Clara Day · Executive Medical Director Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board 1
Gemma Lelliott · Director for Wales Community Transport Association 1
Juliet Brown · Chief Commissioner NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee 1
Melanie Wilkey · Director of Commissioning for Specialised Services NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee 1
Nicola Prygodzicz · Chief Executive Aneurin Bevan University Health Board 1
Paul Mears · Chief Executive Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board 1
Pete Hopgood · Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of … Powys Teaching Health Board 1
Petra Holm · Digital Transformation Adviser e-Estonia 1
Professor Iolo Doull · Medical Director NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee 1
Professor Philip Kloer · Chief Executive Hywel dda University Health Board 1
Stacey Keegan · Chief Executive The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital 1
Suzanne Rankin · Chief Executive Cardiff and Vale University Health Board 1

Correspondence

4 letters
DateDirectionTitle
4 Jun 2026 Correspondence to and from Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, fo…
4 Jun 2026 Correspondence to and from Community Transport Association, following the 22 Ap…
4 Jun 2026 Correspondence from the Department of Health and Social Care, UK Government, on…
4 Jun 2026 Correspondence to and from Llais, following the 22 April evidence session on Cr…