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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

Next meeting of the committee

Start time: 10:40am, Tuesday 20 May 2025

Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room

Agenda:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
  5. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  6. Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (in private)

Future meetings of the committee

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

Previous meetings of the committee

See all meetings of the committee

Work of the Committee

Current work

Completed work

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

Correspondence

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Care Reform (Scotland) Bill

16 May 2025

Correspondence from the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport to the HSCS Convener in relation to the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill, 16 May 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates

15 May 2025

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to the HSCS Convener with an update in relation to Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates, 15 May 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Infected Blood Inquiry

14 May 2025

Correspondence from the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health to the HSCS Convener with an update in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry, 14 May 2025

Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

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

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Interests, National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Meeting date: Thursday, February 20, 2025

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

Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Subordinate Legislation, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Subordinate Legislation, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Reports

Committee reports

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.

30 April 2025

Stage 1 report: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

Lead Committee report by the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the general principles of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

12 March 2025

The Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft]

This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of a Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) at its meeting on 4 March 2025.

Committee Remit

To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.

Current Members

A photo of Clare Haughey MSP

Clare Haughey

Convener
Scottish National Party
A photo of Paul Sweeney MSP

Paul Sweeney

Deputy Convener
Scottish Labour
A photo of Joe FitzPatrick MSP

Joe FitzPatrick

Member
Scottish National Party
A photo of Dr Sandesh Gulhane MSP

Dr Sandesh Gulhane

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of Emma Harper MSP

Emma Harper

Member
Scottish National Party
A photo of Gillian Mackay MSP

Gillian Mackay

Member
Scottish Green Party
A photo of Carol Mochan MSP

Carol Mochan

Member
Scottish Labour
A photo of David Torrance MSP

David Torrance

Member
Scottish National Party
A photo of Elena Whitham MSP

Elena Whitham

Member
Scottish National Party
A photo of Brian Whittle MSP

Brian Whittle

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members

Call for views

The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is not currently seeking views on any of its work.

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Alex Bruce, the Clerk for the committee.