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  1. Response letter to 'These are our children' report

    • published
    • Correspondence

  2. NHS pension scheme: proposed changes to regulations 2018

    • published
    • Open consultation

  3. Visiting children in residential special schools and colleges

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    • Statutory guidance
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What we do

The Department of Health (DH) helps people to live better for longer. We lead, shape and fund health and care in England, making sure people have the support, care and treatment they need, with the compassion, respect and dignity they deserve.

DH is a ministerial department, supported by 27 agencies and public bodies.

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Our policies

  1. Cancer research and treatment
  2. Carers' health
  3. Children's health

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Documents

Our announcements

  1. Accelerated access scheme means patients will get new treatments faster

    • News story

  2. New sleep-in shift pay compliance scheme launched to support social care sector and identify back pay for workers

    • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. NHS pension scheme: proposed changes to regulations 2018

    • Open consultation

  2. Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation

    • Open consultation

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Our publications

  1. Response letter to 'These are our children' report

    • Correspondence

  2. Visiting children in residential special schools and colleges

    • Statutory guidance

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Gender ratios at birth in Great Britain, 2011 to 2015

    • Official Statistics

  2. Report on abortion statistics in England and Wales for 2016

    • National Statistics

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Contact DH

General enquiries

Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS

Open Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

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  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
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Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS

High profile groups within DH

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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