Ministerial role

Minister of State

Organisations: Department of Health and Social Care

Responsibilities

The minister is based at the Department of Health and Social Care. Responsibilities include:

• legislation
• NHS performance and NHS workforce
• health services
• reconfiguration of services
• patient safety
• application of quality regulation
• mixed sex accommodation

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Simon Burns

   2010 to 2012

Announcements

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• Hospitals and patients urged to take action on missed appointments
  • 27 August 2012
  • Press release
• Almost £3.5 billion spending increase on front line services
  • 06 July 2012
  • Press release
• NHS 111 sees 1,000,000th call
  • 08 June 2012
  • Press release
• Buying smarter could save NHS £1.2bn
  • 28 May 2012
  • Press release
• Unite day of industrial action over NHS pensions
  • 17 April 2012
  • Press release
• Latest NHS workforce figures published
  • 21 March 2012
  • Press release
• Lives saved as more than 14 million patients are screened for blood clots
  • 02 March 2012
  • Press release
• Heart attack deaths halve
  • 26 January 2012
  • Press release
• New Year ambitions to reduce healthcare associated infections
  • 13 January 2012
  • Press release
• New designs help to combat bugs in hospitals
  • 18 November 2011
  • Press release

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