Difference between revisions of "Department of Health"

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==People==
 
==People==
 
===Ministers===
 
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*[[Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP]] Secretary of State for Health
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*Rt Hon [[Alan Johnson]] MP Secretary of State for Health
*[[Ben Bradshaw MP]] Minister of State for Health Services
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*[[Ben Bradshaw]] MP Minister of State for Health Services
*[[Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP]] Minister of State for Public Health
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*Rt Hon [[Dawn Primarolo]] MP Minister of State for Public Health
*[[Phil Hope MP]] Minister of State for Care Services
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*[[Phil Hope]] MP Minister of State for Care Services
*[[Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham KBE]] Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
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*Professor the [[Lord Darzi of Denham]] KBE Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
*[[Ann Keen MP]] Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health Services
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*[[Ann Keen]] MP Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health Services
  
 
===Board Members===
 
===Board Members===

Revision as of 16:50, 3 March 2009

Background

According to the Department of Health website "We have responsibility for standards of health care in the country, including the NHS. We set the strategic framework for adult social care and influence local authority spend on social care. We also set the direction on promoting and protecting the public's health, taking the lead on issues like environmental hazards to health, infectious diseases, health promotion and education, the safety of medicines, and ethical issues."

History

Funding and finances

People

Ministers

Board Members

Hugh Taylor CB, David Nicholson CBE, Sir Liam Donaldson KB, Julie Baddeley, Derek Myers, Mike Wheeler, David Behan CBE, Richard Douglas CB

Senior Team

Dr. Fiona Adshead, Christine Beasley, Clare Chapman, David Flory, Sian Jarvis, Professor David R Harper CBE, Professor Sally C Davies, Una O'Brien, Surinder Sharma

Affiliations

Executive Agencies

NHS Estates Agency | Medicines Control Agency | Medical Devices Agency | NHS Pensions Agency | NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency | Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency[1]

Publications

Contact details, Resources, Notes

Contact

  • Address: Customer Service Centre, The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS
  • Phone: 020 7210 4850
  • Textphone: 020 7210 5025
  • Website:

External Resources

Notes

  1. Department of Health Annex B Executive agencies of the Department of Health, Annual Report, 2003, accessed 3 March 2009