The Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care is a mid-level position in the
Department of Health and Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for government policy on health and adult social care matters in England, along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherw ...
in the
British government. The position is currently held by
Will Quince
William James Quince (born 27 December 1982) is a British politician and former lawyer serving as Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care since 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he was first elected at the 2015 general electio ...
MP since 8 September 2022. The minister often deputises for the
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The secretary of state for health and social care, also referred to as the health secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department of Health and Social Care. The incumbent ...
alongside the
Minister of State for Social Care.
The office has been in place at least since 1969, with David Ennals as Secretary of State for Health and Social Security.
Historically, the role was known as Minister of State for Health and Social Security as part of the
Department of Health and Social Security
The Department of Health and Social Security (commonly known as the DHSS) was a ministry of the British government in existence for twenty years from 1968 until 1988, and was headed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Services.
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Responsibilities
The minister is responsible for the following:
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COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...
:
** NHS resilience (acute capacity)
** supply (ventilators)
* NHS operational performance
* Long Term Plan Bill
* finance, efficiency and commercial
* NHS capital, land and estates
* transformation
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NHS England mandate
* devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
* secondary legislation
* departmental management
* EU future relationship and trade
* sponsorship of:
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NHSE
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NHSI
List of Ministers of State for Health
See also
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Health minister A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
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References
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Health ministers of the United Kingdom
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Health in the United Kingdom
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COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom