Completed work and Published Reports – Health and Social Care Committee

Pages relating to the completed work and published reports of the Health and Social Care Committee can be accessed using the links below.

Continuing work

Inquiry title	Date reported
Innovation for improvement in healthcare
NHS Waiting Times Monitoring Reports	October 2022 February 2023 June 2023 November 2023 March 2024 July 2024 March 2025 November 2025
Health literacy
General scrutiny of Ministers with responsibility for health and social care
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its management, on health and social care in Wales - Sixth Senedd
Health and social care workforce
Women and girls’ health
Common frameworks – Sixth Senedd
Social care and social services
Follow up on Fifth Senedd Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommendations	June 2023

Inquiries

Inquiry title	Date completed
Health and Social Care: Priorities for the Sixth Senedd	15 December 2021
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Health and Social Care Winter Plan 2021 to 2022	4 May 2022
Impact of the waiting times backlog on people in Wales who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment	21 September 2022
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals	12 October 2022
Endoscopy services: follow up inquiry	25 April 2023
Mental Health Inequalities	3 May 2023
Dentistry	21 June 2023
Scrutiny of Digital Health and Care Wales	17 August 2023
Evaluation of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014	25 May 2023
Gynaecological cancers	15 May 2024
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: Post-legislative scrutiny	17 April 2024
Supporting people with chronic conditions	30 April 2025
Ophthalmology Services in Wales	28 November 2025
Minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Wales	30 June 2025
Prevention of ill health – obesity	08 October 2025
The future of general practice in Wales
Improving access to support for unpaid carers

Bills

Legislation title

Report

Date completed

Health Service Procurement Bill

Welsh Government Response

(PDF 286KB)

Stage 1 Report

28 Apr 2023

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill

Stage 1 Report

24 March 2025

Legislative Consent Memoranda (LCM) considered by the Committee

LCM title	Date completed
Legislative Consent: The Nationality and Borders Bill	15 February 2022
Legislative Consent: Health and Care Bill	25 April 2022
Legislative Consent: Tobacco and Vapes Bill (2024 – 2025)	6 June 2025
Legislative Consent: Mental Health Bill	27 June 2025
Legislative Consent: Employment Rights Bill	15 August 2025
Legislative Consent: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill	10 October 2025

Pre and post-appointment hearings

Hearing	Date completed
Post-appointment hearing for the interim Chair of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	4 November 2021
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Citizens’ Voice Body	30 March 2022
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust	4 August 2022
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Powys Teaching Health Board	23 September 2022
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	6 March 2023
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	29 January 2024
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Swansea Bay University Health Board	29 April 2024
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board	29 April 2024
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	08 July 2025
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Velindre University NHS Trust	08 July 2025

Reports published by the Committee can be accessed using the links below:

Reports on Committee Inquiries

Report title	Date published
Waiting well? The impact of the waiting times backlog on people in Wales (PDF 1,936KB) Welsh Government response (PDF 329KB)	7 April 2022
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals (PDF 1,381KB) Welsh Government response (PDF 399KB)	15 June 2022
Mental health inequalities (PDF 1,831KB) Welsh Government response (PDF 408KB)	19 December 2022
Dentistry (PDF 930KB) Welsh Government response (PDF 198KB)	15 February 2023
Scrutiny on Digital Health and Care Wales	5 July 2023
Gynaecological cancers Welsh Government response (PDF 212KB)	6 December 2023
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: Post-legislative scrutiny Welsh Government response (PDF 922KB)	17 April 2024
Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust – General Scrutiny Welsh Government response (PDF 752KB) Cabinet Secretary response (PDF 694KB)	8 August 2024
Supporting people with chronic conditions Welsh Government response (PDF 233KB)	25 January 2025
Minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Wales (PDF 308KB) Welsh Government response (PDF 185KB)	30 June 2025 19 August 2025

Reports on Legislative Consent Memorandums

Report title	Date published
Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Health and Care Bill (PDF 285KB) Welsh Government response (PDF 7,633KB)	16 December 2021
Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Nationality and Borders Bill (PDF 274KB) Welsh Government response (PDF 275KB)	15 February 2022
Report on the supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda for the Health and Care Bill (memoranda no.2 and no.3) (PDF 239KB) Welsh Government response (PDF 376 KB)	15 February 2022
Report on supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda for the Health and Care Bill (memorandum no.4) (PDF 114KB)	25 April 2022
Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (PDF 248KB)	28 February 2025
Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Mental Health Bill (PDF 389KB) Welsh Government response (PDF 187KB)	3 April 2025
Report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.2 for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (PDF 114KB)	6 June 2025
Report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.3) for the Mental Health Bill (PDF 224KB)	27 June 2025
Report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.3 for the Employment Rights Bill. (PDF 298KB)	11 July 2025
Report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (PDF 394KB) Welsh Government Response (PDF 658KB)	10 October 2025 18 November 2025
Report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum No.3 for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Welsh Government Draft Budgets

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 Welsh Government response	December 2025
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 Welsh Government response	February 2025
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 Welsh Government response	February 2024
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 Welsh Government response	February 2023
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 Welsh Government response	February 2022

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