Minister of State for Health (UK)
Appearance
United Kingdom Minister of State for Health | |
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Department of Health and Social Care | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 1970 |
First holder | Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare |
Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--59 |
The Minister of State for Health is a mid-level position in the Department of Health and Social Care in the British government. The position is currently held by Karin Smyth MP since 8 July 2024. The minister often deputises for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care alongside the Minister of State for Social Care.[1]
The office has been in place at least since 1969, with David Ennals as Secretary of State for Health and Social Security.[2][3]
Historically, the role was known as Minister of State for Health and Social Security as part of the Department of Health and Social Security.
Responsibilities[edit]
The minister is responsible for the following:[4]
- COVID-19:
- NHS resilience (acute capacity)
- supply (ventilators)
- NHS operational performance
- Long Term Plan Bill
- finance, efficiency and commercial
- NHS capital, land and estates
- transformation
- NHS England mandate
- devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
- secondary legislation
- departmental management
- EU future relationship and trade
- sponsorship of:
List of ministers of state for health[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Department of Health and Social Care". www.parallelparliament.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Lapping, Brian (7 September 1970). "The helter Shelter". The Guardian. p. 10. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Ennals, David (18 April 1969). "Midlands News: 18.04.1969: Mr. David Ennals, visit to Birmingham Maternity Hospital". Mace Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Health) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.