Ministerial responsibilities
This is an alphabetical list of all the areas specifically identified in the announcement of ministerial responsibilities published by the Department of Health on 20 July 2007.
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AD = Lord Ara Darzi - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
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AJ = Alan Johnson MP - Secretary of State for Health
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AK = Ann Keen MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health Services
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BB = Ben Bradshaw MP - Minister of State for Health Services
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DP = Dawn Primarolo MP - Minister of State for Public Health
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PH = Phil Hope MP - Minister of State for Care Services and Minister for the East Midlands
The DH list, categorised by individual Minister, is available on this page.
18 week patient pathway - BB
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Abortion - DP
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Accident prevention - DP
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Accident prevention and complementary therapy - PH
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Alcohol - DP
- Audiology - PH
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Cancer services - AK
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Capital - BB
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Cardiac services - AK
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Carers - PH
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - PH
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Children's health services - AK
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Chronic diseases - AK
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Cleaner hospitals - AK
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Commercial policy, solutions and procurement - BB
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Commissioning capabilities and programmes - BB
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Connecting for Health - BB
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) - DP
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Delivery and system reforms - AJ
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Demand side reform - BB
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Dentistry and fluoridation - AK
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Departmental management - DP
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Departmental relationship with local government
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Devices and diagnostic industry - PH
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Diabetes - AK
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Diet and nutrition - DP
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Dignity and respect - PH
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Disabled children - PH
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Drugs and drug treatment - DP
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Education and careers - AK
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Efficiency - BB
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Emergency preparedness - DP
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Employment models and contracts - AK
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End of life care - PH
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Equality - PH
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Estates - BB
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Fertility - DP
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Finance and resources - AJ
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Financial management - BB
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Food Standards Agency - DP
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Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) - AK
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Healthcare quality - AK
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Health improvement national programmes - DP
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Health inequalities - DP
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Health protection - DP
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and draft Bill - DP
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Human Rights - PH
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Immunisation - DP
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International and EU business - DP
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International health - DP
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IVF - DP
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Learning disabilities - PH
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Local government and care partnerships - PH
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Local Improvement Finance Trusts (LIFT) - BB
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Long term conditions - AK
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Maternity - AK
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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) - DP
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Medicines and pharmaceuticals industry - DP
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Mental health - PH
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National clinical directors - AK
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - DP
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Neurological - AK
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Next Stage Review - AD
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Nursing policy - AK
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Obesity - DP
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Older people - PH
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Optical - AK
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Pandemic flu - DP
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Partnership, experience and involvement - AK
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Patient Safety - AK
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Pay - AK
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Payment By Results (PbR) - BB
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Performance management - BB
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Pharmacy policy - PH
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Physical activity - DP
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Physical disabilities - PH
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Primary care - BB
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Prison/offender health - PH
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Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) - BB
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Professional regulation (including the 3rd session Bill) - BB
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Provider policy - BB
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Public health - DP
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Reconfigurations - AK
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Regulatory Authority for Tissue and Embryos (RATE) - DP
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Renal services - AK
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Research and Development (R&D) - DP
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Resource allocation and financial policy - BB
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Rural health - DP
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Scientific development - DP
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Section 64 - PH
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Sexual health - DP
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Social care - PH
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Social enterprise - PH
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Spending review - BB
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Strategic communications - AJ
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Strategic Health Authorities:
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NHS East Midlands - PH
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NHS East of England - PH
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NHS London - BB
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NHS North East - AK
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NHS North West - AK
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NHS South Central - PH
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NHS South East Coast - DP
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NHS South West - BB
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NHS West Midlands - DP
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NHS Yorkshire & the Humber - AK
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Stroke services - AK
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Sustainable development - PH
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System management and regulation - BB
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Third sector - PH
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Tobacco and smoking - DP
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Urgent care and emergency care - BB
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Workforce - AK
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Workforce capacity - BB