Health, Care and Sport Committee
The Committee was established in June 2026. It focuses on:
- health services in Scotland, including performance, staffing and funding
- 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:
9:30am, Wednesday 09 September 2026
Location: Committee Room 4
Agenda:
- Decisions on taking business in private
- Overview of key issues in the social care sector in Scotland
- Review of evidence
- Work programme
Dates for future meetings
The Health, Care and Sport Committee usually meets on Wednesday.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Future work
The Committee agreed to hold a series of evidence sessions with relevant stakeholders to give an overview of the below areas:
- Key issues in the health sector – 2nd September 2026
- Key issues in the social care sector – 9th September 2026
- Priorities of the Scottish Government in health, social care and sport – 16th September
- Commonwealth Games 2026 and widening access to sport and exercise – 23rd September
- Palliative care – 30th September
Correspondence
Correspondence
Health, Care and Sport Committee
National Review of Group-based Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
3 September 2026
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic to Convener
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Future of the proposed Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill
1 September 2026
Letter from the Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs to Convener
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Publication of the Health and Social Care Improving Flow Plan 2026-2031
31 August 2026
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care to Convener
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Interests, Deputy Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private
Committee Remit
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care, and on matters relating to sport
Current Members
Helen McDade
Convener
Reform UK
Jack Middleton
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Heather Anderson
Member
Scottish National Party
Adam Harley
Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill
Member
Scottish Green Party
Joe Long
Member
Scottish Labour
Paul McLennan
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members