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Department of Health (Northern Ireland)

Department of Health (Northern Ireland)

The Department of Health (DoH, Irish: An Roinn Sláinte, pronounced, Ulster Scots: Männystrie o Poustie) is a devolved Northern Irish government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister of Health.

Until 9 May 2016, the department was previously called the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Irish: An Roinn Sláinte, Seirbhísí Sóisialta agus Sábháilteachta Poiblí).