Module 6 public hearings timetable


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