What is Department of Health and Social Care?
The '''Department of Health and Social Care''' is a department of the [[British Government]]. It is responsible for the health of people in [[England]], mostly via the [[National Health Service]]s. Its head is known as the [[Secretary of State for Health and Social Care]]. The main offices are in London and [[Leeds]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Department of Health and Social Care|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care|access-date=2023-01-31|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref> The National Health Services in [[NHS Scotland|Scotland]], [[NHS Wales|Wales]] and [[Health and Social Care (Northern Ireland)|Northern Ireland]] are run as separate organizations. It runs: * [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency]] * [[UK Health Security Agency]] * [[Human Tissue Authority]] * [[Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority]] They cover the whole of the [[United Kingdom]]. * [[NHS Blood and Transplant]] * [[National Institute for Health and Care Excellence]] * [[NHS Business Services Authority]] They cover England and Wales. * [[Care Quality Commission]] * [[NHS Digital]] * [[Health Education England]] * [[NHS England]] * [[Health Research Authority]] * [[NHS Resolution]] * [[NHS Counter Fraud Authority]] They only cover England. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1988 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Departments of the United Kingdom Government]]