United Kingdom Department of Health

The Department of Health (DH) is a department of the United Kingdom government but with responsibility for government policy for England alone on health, social care and the National Health Service (NHS). It is led by the Secretary of State for Health with two Ministers of State and three Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State. The DH carries out some of its work through arm's length bodies, including non-departmental public bodies and executiv... more

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  • Department of Health of the United Kingdom
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