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Department of Health
Secretary of State for Health
The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP
Overall responsibility for the work of the Department
Minister of State (Care Services)
Paul Burstow MP
Leads on:
Long Term Care Reform, including:
o Independent Commission
o Subsequent Legislation
Adult Social Care
Social Care Finance
Social Care Workforce
Social Care Professional Regulation
Social Care System Regulation & Inspection
Personal Health Budgets
Reablement
Continuing Care
Joint Commissioning with Local Govt
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Care for the Elderly
End of Life Care
Long Term Conditions, including:
o Cancer
o Diabetes
Audiology
Dementia
Mental Health, including:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Physical Disabilities
Autism
Learning Disabilities
Third Sector, including S.64 & Social Enterprise
Carers
Prison Health Services
Equality & Human Rights
Minister of State (Health)
Simon Burns MP
Leads on:
Legislation
NHS Financial Performance
NHS Performance
NHS Capital Funding
Health Services, including:
o Community Services
o Acute Services
o Emergency & Urgent Care
o Cardiac, Stroke, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Renal
Reconfiguration of Services
Veterans’ Health Services
Patient Safety, including:
o Health Care Associated Infection, Mid Staffs Inquiry, National Patient safety Agency
Patient Experience
NHS Litigation
Application of Quality Regulation:
o Quality Accounts, Care Quality Commission
Economic Regulation: Monitor
NHS Workforce, including:
o Pay & Pensions
NHS Estates, including:
o Mixed Sex Accommodation
Connecting for Health
Counter Fraud & Security Management
NHS Appointments Policy
Injury Cost Recovery Scheme
NHS Income Generation Policy
Hospital Travel Cost Scheme
Procurement, including Independent Sector Treatment Centres
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Public Health)
Anne Milton MP
Leads on:
Public Health, including:
o Public Health Finance
o Health Improvement
o Health Protection
o Health Inequalities
o Communicable Diseases
o Emergency Preparedness
Vaccination & Immunisation
Blood & Transplants
Pathology
Ethics
Fertility & Embryology
Sexual Health
Genetics & Biotechnology
Fluoridation
Tobacco, Drugs & Alcohol
Food, including:
o Food Standards, Diet & Nutrition
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
International & EU
Asylum Seekers’ Health
Children’s Health
Maternity Services
Nursing & Midwifery
Health Visiting
Allied Health Professions
Professional Regulation
Medical Education & Training
Nurse Education England
Devolved Administrations
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Quality)
Earl Howe
Leads on:
NHS Constitution
NHS Commissioning Reform, including:
o NHS Board
o Improving Health Outcomes
o HealthWatch
o Quality Innovation Productivity and Production
o Quality Framework for Commissioning
o Patient Reported Outcome Measures
o Specialised Commissioning
o Information Strategy
o Payment for Performance
o GP Consortia
Primary Care, including:
o GP Contract Reform
o Out of Hours Reform
o Design of 24/7 Urgent Care Service
o Dentistry
o Optical Services
Medicines, Pharmacy & Industry, including Regulation (MHRA)
NICE
R&D
Innovation
Academic Health Service Centres
Finance overall, including:
o DH DEL & Spending Review
o PCT allocations, including Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation
o Central Budgets and Vote 2 (DH)
o Review of Arm’s Length Bodies
