Ministerial role

Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care)

Organisations: Department of Health and Social Care

Current role holder: Karin Smyth MP

Responsibilities

The Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care) is responsible for:

• NHS secondary care
• NHS workforce
• NHS capital, land and estates
• NHS finance
• urgent and emergency care
• health and social care integration

Current role holder

Karin Smyth MP

Karin Smyth was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 8 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Bristol South in July 2024.

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• RAAC removed from 7 more NHS hospitals
  • 15 September 2025
  • Press release
• Government puts nurses at heart of DNA testing and research
  • 28 August 2025
  • Press release
• Government works with TikTok to help safety for treatments abroad
  • 15 August 2025
  • Press release
• Crackdown on unsafe cosmetic procedures to protect the public
  • 06 August 2025
  • Press release
• New £63 million boost for Britain's electric vehicle revolution
  • 13 July 2025
  • Press release
• World-first AI system to warn of NHS patient safety concerns
  • 30 June 2025
  • Press release
• Minister Smyth address to Medicine 2025 conference
  • 02 June 2025
  • Speech
• Departmental minute on public dividend capital write-off: 2024 to 2025
  • 12 May 2025
  • Policy paper
• DHSC appoints business leaders to manage strategic suppliers
  • 09 May 2025
  • News story
• Latest health data reveals thousands of patients now seen quicker
  • 27 April 2025
  • Press release

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