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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

Details of the next meeting are not available yet.

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

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Correspondence

Correspondence

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Employment Rights Bill supplementary LCM

12 May 2025

Correspondence from COSLA in relation to the Employment Rights Bill supplementary LCM, 12 May 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Employment Rights Bill supplementary LCM

9 May 2025

Correspondence from Glasgow City HSCP in relation to the Employment Rights Bill supplementary LCM, 9 May 2025

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Employment Rights Bill supplementary LCM

8 May 2025

Correspondence from the Scottish Social Services Council in relation to the Employment Rights Bill supplementary LCM, 8 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.

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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.