Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Social Care)

Organisations: Department of Health and Social Care

Responsibilities

The Minister of State for Social Care is responsible for:

  • adult social care:
    • social care workforce
    • social care system assurance and data
    • social care tech and innovation
    • social care funding
    • social care markets
    • social care winter planning
    • adult safeguarding and liberty protection safeguards
  • urgent and emergency care, including ambulances
  • hospital discharge
  • integration
  • continuing healthcare
  • community health services
    • virtual wards
    • intermediate care
    • audiology
  • dementia
  • end of life and palliative care
  • COVID-19 vaccine licensing
  • work and health

Previous holders of this role

  1. Helen Whately MP

    2022 to 2024