Research Briefing
Professional regulation in health and social care
House of Commons Library briefing on professional regulation in health and social care
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Research Briefing
Sustainability and transformation plans and partnerships
House of Commons Library briefing on NHS sustainability and transformation partnerships and plans
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Debate Pack
NHS Pay
MPs will debate NHS pay on Wednesday 13 September. This will be an be an opposition day debate. This Commons Library briefing page contains Library briefings, press coverage, Parliamentary Questions and select committee reports.
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Debate Pack
Waiting time standard for autism
This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing has been prepared in anticipation the debate entitled “Waiting time standard for autism diagnosis”, which is sponsored by Bambos Charalambous MP.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the August negotiations
What happened in the third round of Brexit negotiations from 28 to 31 August? Was any progress made in the contentious areas of citizens' rights for EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU after Brexit? And has the UK agreed to pay the 'divorce bill' demanded by the EU? And could the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland remain open and flexible after Brexit? The talks did not resolve these issues, but some aspects were agreed. Will this be enough to allow a move to phase two of the negotiations in October?
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Debate Pack
The Introduction of an opt-out system for organ donation in England
MPs will debate The Introduction of an opt-out system for organ donation in England, in Westminster Hall on Thursday 13 July at 3.00pm. The Member in charge of this debate is Dan Jarvis MP. This House of Commons Library debate pack provides some background information and parliamentary and media coverage of the issues.
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Debate Pack
Consultation with disabled people on the effect on their services of the UK leaving the EU
This House of Commons Library Debate Pack briefing provides information in anticipation of a debate entitled "Consultation with disabled people on the effect on their services of the UK leaving the EU". This debate is sponsored by Dr Lisa Cameron MP and will take place on Tuesday 11th July at 4.30pm in Westminster Hall.
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Research Briefing
Key Issues 2017
Key Issues 2017 is a series of short briefings on the topics that will take centre stage in UK and international politics in the new Parliament. Written by impartial Commons Library specialists, these articles are designed to help the reader get up to speed quickly on issues such as; Brexit, the housing crisis, the future of devolution and much more.
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Research Briefing
Delayed transfers of care in the NHS
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at policy and statistical trends on delayed transfers of care - patients who are well enough to leave hospital but are unable to do so - in the NHS.
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Research Briefing
NHS whistleblowing procedures in England
This Commons Library briefing sets out the current rights and procedures for NHS staff to raise concerns about safety, malpractice or wrongdoing at work (popularly known as “whistleblowing”).
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Research Briefing
Sure Start (England)
The development and impact of the Sure Start early years programme since 1998, from the initial targeted, local partnership-run programmes through to universal local authority-run children's centres, to reforms introduced by the Coalition Government.
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Research Briefing
NHS Commissioning of Specialised Services
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the commissioning of specialised services by the NHS in England, for patients with rare or complex conditions. How the commissioning process works is set out in further detail, as well as analysis of the financial management and transparency of specialised commissioning, and recent reforms introduced by NICE and NHS England, including reforms to the Cancer Drugs Fund.
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Research Briefing
NHS Winter Pressures: 2016/17 summary
Summary of NHS winter pressures facing acute hospital trusts in England in 2016/17. Includes data on pressure levels, bed occupancy, accident and emergency diverts, NHS 111, and bed days lost to Norovirus closures.
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Research Briefing
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy
This briefing provides an overview of the proposed Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and a background on sugar and health.
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