Ministerial role
Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care)
Organisations:
Department of Health and Social Care
Responsibilities
The Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care is responsible for:
- NHS secondary care:
- elective care recovery
- hospital reconfigurations
- special measures regime
- major diseases
- cancer
- diabetes
- stroke
- rare diseases
- screening
- long-term conditions
- NHS workforce:
- recruitment and retention
- supply, education and training
- leadership
- pay and pensions
- overall lead for industrial relations
- research:
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
- genomics, genetics and regenerative medicine
- clinical trials
- life sciences
- medicines and medicines regulation:
- pharmaceutical price regulation schemes
- 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 (NHSBSA)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
- Health Research Authority (HRA)
Previous holders of this role
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Will Quince
2022 to 2023