Week 1
30 June 2025
Please note timings are provisional and subject to change.
| Date | Monday 30 June | Tuesday 1 July | Wednesday 2 July | Thursday 3 July | Friday 4 July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 10:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | |
| Morning | Impact film Counsel to the Inquiry Opening Submissions Core Participant Opening Submissions |
Jane Wier-Wierzbowska (on behalf of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice) Judith Kilbee (on behalf of Scottish Covid Bereaved) Agnes McCusker (on behalf of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Northern Ireland) Helen Louise Hough (on behalf of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru) |
The Rt Hon. Matt Hancock (Former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care) |
Dr Ruth Allen (on behalf of British Association of Social Workers) Prof. Vic Rayner OBE (on behalf of National Care Forum) |
Non-sitting day |
| Afternoon | Core Participant Opening Submissions | Prof. Laura Shallcross MBE (Professor of Public Health and Translational Data Science) | The Rt Hon. Matt Hancock (Former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care) Continued | Rev Charlotte Hudd (on behalf of Royal College of Nursing) | Non-sitting day |
Week 2
7 July 2025
Please note timings are provisional and subject to change.
| Date | Monday 7 July | Tuesday 8 July | Wednesday 9 July | Thursday 10 July | Friday 11 July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 10:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | |
| Morning | Mary Cridge (on behalf of Care Quality Commission) Briege Donaghy (on behalf of Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority) |
Julie Parkinson (on behalf of National Association of Care and Support Workers) Kevin Mitchell (on behalf of Care Inspectorate Scotland) |
Prof. Susan Hopkins CBE (on behalf of UK Health Security Agency) | Dr Chris Llewelyn (on behalf of Welsh Local Government Association) Prof. Ian Hall OBE (on behalf of Social Care Working Group) |
Non-sitting day |
| Afternoon | Briege Donaghy (on behalf of Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority) Continued Gillian Baranski (on behalf of Care Inspectorate Wales) |
Prof Fu-Meng Khaw (on behalf of Public Health Wales) Christina McAnea (on behalf of Trades Union Congress) |
Prof. Dame Jenny Harries (Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England) | Heather Reid (on behalf of Public Health Agency Northern Ireland) Susan Lyons (on behalf of John’s Campaign, Care Rights UK, and the Patients Association) |
Non-sitting day |
Week 3
14 July 2025
Please note timings are provisional and subject to change.
| Date | Monday 14 July | Tuesday 15 July | Wednesday 16 July | Thursday 17 July | Friday 18 July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 10:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | |
| Morning | Dr Jane Townson OBE (on behalf of Homecare Association) Sir Sajid Javid (Former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care) |
Vaughan Gething MS attending remotely (Former Minister for Health and Social Services) | Caroline Abrahams CBE (on behalf of Age UK) Emily Holzhausen CBE (on behalf of Carers UK) |
Helen Whately MP (Former Minister of State for Care) | Non-sitting day |
| Afternoon | Heléna Herklots CBE (Former Older People’s Commissioner for Wales) Melanie Minty (on behalf of Care Forum Wales) |
Albert Heaney CBE (on behalf of Health and Social Services Group Wales) | Michelle Dyson CB (Department for Health and Social Care) | Helen Whately MP (Former Minister of State for Care) Continued |
Non-sitting day |
Week 4
21 July 2025
Please note timings are provisional and subject to change.
| Date | Monday 21 July | Tuesday 22 July | Wednesday 23 July | Thursday 24 July | Friday 25 July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 10:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | |
| Morning | Prof. Sean Holland (on behalf of Department of Health, Northern Ireland) |
Alasdair Donaldson (Former member of Adult Social Care (ASC) Policy team) Jeane Freeman OBE (Former Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Scotland) |
Prof. Sube Banerjee MBE (Expert in Dementia) Cathie Williams (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services) |
Prof. Sir Michael McBride (Chief Medical Office for Northern Ireland) |
Non-sitting day |
| Afternoon | Nicola Dickie (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) Nadra Ahmed CBE (on behalf of National Care Association) |
Caroline Lamb (Health and Social Care Directorate, Scotland) | Alwyn Jones (Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru) Eddie Lynch (Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland) |
Robin Swann MP (Former Minister of Health for Northern Ireland) |
Non-sitting day |