Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care)

Will Quince MP

Biography

Will Quince was appointed Minister of State at Department of Health and Social Care on 7 September 2022.

He was previously Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at the Department for Education between 7 July 2022 and 7 September 2022.

He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education between 16 September 2021 and 7 July 2022 and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions from 4 April 2019 to 16 September 2021.

Will was elected as Conservative MP for Colchester on 7 May 2015.

Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care)

The Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care is responsible for:

NHS secondary care:
- urgent and emergency care
- ambulances
- elective care recovery
- reconfigurations
- special measures regime
hospital reconfigurations
secondary care workforce:
- 50,000 nurses
- supply, education and training
- leadership
- pay and pensions
- overall lead for industrial relations
winter planning
NHS Long Term Plan
NHS England mandate and business plan
research:
- genomics, genetics, regenerative medicine
- NHS test beds
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
life sciences
medicines and medicines regulation:
- pharmaceutical price regulation scheme
- uptake of new drugs
- medical technology
- medicines supply
- medicinal cannabis
- antivirals and therapeutics
international, devolved administrations, crown dependencies and overseas territories
sponsorship of:
- NHS Business Services Authority
- Health Education England (HEE)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
- Health Research Authority (HRA)