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Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you need to do

Read the latest information about the coronavirus situation in the UK, along with guidance for what to do if you think you’re at risk.

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NHS asks people to share their coronavirus symptoms to help others

A new Coronavirus Status Checker will help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Crucial medicines protected for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients

More than 80 medicines used to treat patients in intensive care units have been banned from parallel export from the UK.

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Testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will increase to 25,000 a day

The government will increase the number of people tested for COVID-19 to 25,000 hospital patients a day.

Latest from the Department of Health and Social Care

  1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): scaling up testing programmes
    • Policy paper
  2. Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK
    • Detailed guide
  3. NHS asks people to share their coronavirus symptoms to help others
    • Press release

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What the Department of Health and Social Care does

We support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer.

DHSC is a ministerial department, supported by 29 agencies and public bodies.

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  2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): tell us you can produce testing kits and services
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK
    • Detailed guide
  2. Coronavirus Bill: what it will do
    • Guidance
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News and communications

  1. NHS asks people to share their coronavirus symptoms to help others
    • Press release
  2. World's largest trial of potential coronavirus treatments rolled out across the UK
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Chief Social Workers for Adults' annual report: 2019 to 2020
    • Independent report
  2. Abortion statistics for England and Wales: 2018
    • National statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): scaling up testing programmes
    • Policy paper
  2. NHS accountability framework 2019 to 2020
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. DHSC: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, October to December 2019
    • Transparency
  2. DHSC: senior officials' business expenses and hospitality, October to December 2019
    • Transparency
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Our ministers

Matt Hancock MP

The Rt Hon

Matt Hancock MP
Edward Argar MP
Edward Argar MP
Helen Whately MP
Helen Whately MP
Jo Churchill MP
Jo Churchill MP
Nadine Dorries MP
Nadine Dorries MP
Lord Bethell of Romford
Lord Bethell of Romford

Unpaid

Our management

Sir Chris Wormald KCB
Sir Chris Wormald KCB
Permanent Secretary
Professor Chris Whitty
Chief Medical Officer, DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser
David Williams
Director General, Finance and Group Operations, Second Permanent Secretary
Clara Swinson
Director General, Global and Public Health
Lee McDonough
Director General, Acute Care and Workforce
Jonathan Marron
Director General, Community and Social Care
Matthew Gould
CEO of NHSX

Special representatives

Professor Dame Sally Davies
Professor Dame Sally Davies
UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance

Contact DHSC

General enquiries

Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Contact Form: General enquiries

Telephone

0207 210 4850

Fax

0115 902 3202

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0207 222 2262

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Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

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High profile groups within DHSC

  1. Healthcare UK
  2. Broadmoor Hospital investigation
  3. Office for Life Sciences

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