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From a blame culture to a learning culture
Health Secretary addresses the Global Patient Safety Summit on improving safety standards in healthcare.
Department
of Health
Plans to end the cover-up culture in the NHS
Health Secretary will announce plans to improve NHS safety and transparency at the first ministerial-level Global Patient Safety Summit.
An NHS that learns from mistakes
Health Secretary updates Parliament on the measures taken to improve safety and openness in the NHS.
Junior doctor contract negotiations
This page will be regularly updated with the latest information on the junior doctor contract negotiations.
NHS staff to receive 1% pay rise
Government sets out the pay awards for all NHS staff.
Latest
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Progress on creating the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
- published
- Authored article
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Procurement of external auditors for NHS trusts and CCGs
- published
- Guidance
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Carers strategy: call for evidence
- published
- Open consultation
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 28 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
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Carers strategy: call for evidence
- Open consultation
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Death certification reforms
- Open consultation
Our publications
Our statistics
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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): July to September 2015
- Official Statistics
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Report on abortion statistics in England and Wales for 2014
- National Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Dame Una O'Brien DCB
Permanent Secretary
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Will Cavendish
Director General of Innovation, Growth and Technology
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Dr Felicity Harvey CBE
Director General, Public and International Health
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Charlie Massey
Director General, Strategy and External Relations
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Jon Rouse
Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships
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Tamara Finkelstein
Chief Operating Officer and Director General for Group Operations
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Professor Dame Sally Davies
Chief Medical Officer
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David Williams
Director General, Finance and NHS
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Professor Chris Whitty
DH Chief Scientific Adviser
Contact DH
General enquiries
Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
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Telephone 0207 210 4850
Fax 0115 902 3202
Textphone 0207 451 7965
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