Chamber and committees

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:

health services in Scotland, including performance, staffing and funding
NHS recovery and remobilisation
primary care, including dentistry, GPs, and pharmacy services
public health including mental health and wellbeing, and tackling drug and alcohol misuse
social care
sport and physical activity

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Next meeting of the committee

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Dates for future meetings

The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.

Previous meetings of the committee

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Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Current work

ADHD and autism pathways and support

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

Good Food Nation Proposed National Plan

Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

Work of the Committee: Completed work

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

Alternative pathways into primary care

Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service

Health and wellbeing of children and young people

Healthcare in remote and rural areas

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary

Transvaginal Mesh Removal Cost Reimbursement Scotland Bill

Work of the Committee: Future work

The Committee considers its work programme regularly to maintain a rolling programme of business. The Committee's main business over coming months will include:

Legislation

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will undertake additional scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 2 in Autumn/Winter 2024.

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: The Committee issued a call for written evidence in June 2024, which will close in August. The Committee plans to hold oral evidence sessions as part of its Stage 1 scrutiny in late 2024.

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 in due course.

The Committee will also further consider the following topics. Please note timings have been provided where known:

Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25, focusing on financial position of IJBs – September 2024
National Outcomes, which are a key aspect of the National Performance Framework (NPF) – September 2024
Post-legislative scrutiny: Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019
Scrutiny of tobacco and vaping policy
Electronic patient records
Perinatal mental health

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Update on Escalation Status on the NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Framework

9 October 2025

Letter from NHS Forth Valley to HSCS Committee: Update on Escalation Status on the NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Framework, 9 October 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery Scotland Bill

8 October 2025

Letter from Maree Todd MSP to HSCS Committee on the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill, 8 October 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Proposed Good Food Nation National Plan

7 October 2025

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands to the HSCS Convener in regards to the HSCS Committee Report on the proposed national Good Food Nation Plan, 7 September 2025

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Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Meeting date: Thursday, October 2, 2025

Criminal Justice Committee, Health Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Reducing Drug Deaths and Tackling Problem Drug Use

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Temporary Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private, ADHD and ASD Pathways and Support, Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Welfare and Sustainability in Scottish Youth Football, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Pre-budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Pre-budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Employment Rights Bill, National Good Food Nation Plan

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Children’s and Young People’s Participation in Sport and Physical Activity

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Welfare and Sustainability in Scottish Youth Football

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Care Inspectorate, Food Standards Scotland, Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Pandemic Preparedness, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, Subordinate Legislation

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Work of the Committee: Reports

Committee reports

30 September 2025

Report on the Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report on the Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan (the Plan).

23 September 2025

Stage 1 report: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

Lead Committee report by the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the general principles of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill.

03 September 2025

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM-S6-53b) on the Employment Rights Bill

This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of a further Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM-S6-53b) on the Employment Rights Bill.

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