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

Current work

ADHD and ASD 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

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

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

Correspondence

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Scottish Government adoption of Nordic definition of deafblindness

30 June 2025

Letter from Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing to HSCS Committee in relation to the Scottish Government's decision to adopt the Nordic definition of deafblindness, 27 June 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Scottish Government response to Healthcare Improvement Scotland's review of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde emergency departments

30 June 2025

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to the HSCS Convener with Scottish Government response to Healthcare Improvement Scotland's review of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde emergency departments, 30 June 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

27 June 2025

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to the HSCS Convener in relation to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, 27 June 2025

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Official Reports of meetings

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

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament Legislation), Subordinate Legislation, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Sportscotland, Subordinate Legislation

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Reports

Committee reports

10 June 2025

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Employment Rights Bill

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

29 May 2025

Annual report of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 2024-25

12 May 2025

Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM-S6-51) and subsequent supplementary LCM-S6-51a on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

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