Prevention in health and social care

Health and Social Care Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 18 Jan 2023 Closed: 30 May 2024 Parliament page
The Health and Social Care Committee has announced ten themes to be examined in its major new inquiry into preventing ill-health. The subjects, ranging from early years and childhood to alcohol and gambling, were chosen after MPs received more than 600 submissions from researchers and organisations involved in preventative healthcare. … Read more
14 Recommendations
11 Conclusions
2 Reports
9 Oral sessions
4 Letters
9 Events
Activity timeline 26 events
Oral evidence sessions 9 sessions
Adrian Chiles, TV presenter and author of The Good Drinker Ailsa Rutter OBE · Fresh and Balance Alice Wiseman · Association of Directors of Public Health Sir Ian Gilmore · Alcohol Health Alliance
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 09:30 - 11:30 Tues 6 Feb 2024
Andy Tighe · The British Beer and Pub Association Asma Khalil · The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Hazel Cheeseman · Action Against Smoking Karen Tyrell · Drinkaware Matt Lambert · The Portman Group Professor Peter Hajek · Wolfson Institute of Population Health Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary University of London Sandra Ionno Butcher · The National Organisation for FASD
Formal Meeting (oral evidence session)
Professor Javed Khan OBE · Equi
Chris Naylor · The King's Fund Dr Mark Green · University of Liverpool Julia Thrift · Town and Country Planning Association Simon Reeve · Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
David Finch · The Health Foundation Dr Henry Burridge · Imperial College London Dr Jill Stewart · University of Greenwich Helen Garrett · Building Research Establishment
Chris Boardman · Active Travel England Mark Lawrie · StreetGames Tom Hollingsworth · Sport England
Dr Nikki Kanani · NHS England Maria Caulfield · Department of Health and Social Care
Ben Lucas · The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Doctor Mary Ramsay · UK Health Security Agency Professor Dame Jenny Harries · UK Health Security Agency Professor Sir Andrew Pollard · Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation Rebecca Catterick · Sanofi Vaccines UK & Ireland Stuart Carroll · Moderna
Dr Jeanelle De Gruchy, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England · Department for Health and Social Care Jonathan Marron · Department for Health and Social Care Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
10 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Tenth Report - Prevention in healt…
Prepare regulatory and delivery systems for future personalised preventative healthcare innovations.
Exciting innovations are on the horizon and have the potential to transform preventative healthcare. While the timeframe for such innovations, like a personalised cancer vaccine, is unknown, future planning must be done on the assumption that personalised therapeutics will become … Read more
Government Response
The government outlines existing effective regulatory and delivery processes for new medicines and states it monitors partner organizations. It highlights £10 million funding allocated to MHRA to accelerate bringing innovative medicines to UK patients, aligning with the goal of faster access.
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11 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Tenth Report - Prevention in healt…
Require DHSC and NHS England to submit plan for regulatory readiness and resourcing.
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England must lay before Parliament a plan for how they intend to ensure all relevant regulatory and delivery systems are ready to assess and deliver these new innovations to patients. As … Read more
Government Response
The government describes existing regulatory processes and monitoring for new medicines, detailing how it supports JCVI's modelling capabilities and allocates £10 million over two years to MHRA for accelerating innovative medicine delivery, but does not commit to laying a formal plan before Parliament as requested.
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Government Response AI assessment · 25 of 14 classified

Total 14 recs + 11 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
18 Oct 2023 Correspondence from Diabetes UK on consideration of obesity in the prevention inquiry 11.10.23
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18 Oct 2023 Correspondence from the Secretary of State, Steve Barclay MP, on a Smokfree Generation 04.10.23
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18 Oct 2023 Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Neil O' Brien MP, on a Smokefree Generation 04.10.23
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5 Sep 2023 Correspondence from the Chief Executive of Sport England, Tim Hollingsworth following the evidence session on 11 July on Prevention 15.08.23
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