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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

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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: Facal-luirg

ADHD and autism pathways and support

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

Budget scrutiny 2026-27

Care Reform (Scotland) Bill

Good Food Nation Proposed National Plan

Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Non-surgical Procedures) Order 2026

The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

Alternative pathways into primary care

Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

Budget scrutiny 2024-25

Budget scrutiny 2025-26

Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service

Health and wellbeing of children and young people

Health inequalities

Healthcare in remote and rural areas

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

NHS boards scrutiny

Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

Perinatal Mental Health

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

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary

Racism in Sport

Transvaginal Mesh Removal Cost Reimbursement Scotland Bill

Winter planning 2023-24

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Care Home Services (Visits to and by Care Home Residents) (Scotland) Regulations 2026

10 February 2026

Submission from South Lanarkshire Council, 10 February 2026

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Care Home Services (Visits to and by Care Home Residents) (Scotland) Regulations 2026

9 February 2026

Submission for East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, 9 February 2026

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Care Home Services (Visits to and by Care Home Residents) (Scotland) Regulations 2026

9 February 2026

Submission from Scottish Action for Mental Health, 9 February 2026

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Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Petitions, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Petitions, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, ADHD and ASD Pathways and Support

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, ADHD and ASD Pathways and Support

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

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

The Care Home Services (Visits to and by Care Home Residents) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft]

Published: 24 February 2026

This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of a Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) at its meeting on 17 February 2026.

The Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft]

Published: 24 February 2026

This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of a Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) at its meeting on 17 February 2026.

Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill

Published: 11 February 2026

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

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