Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy)

Responsibilities

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy is responsible for:

women’s health
maternity services
gender identity services
cosmetic regulation
DHSC litigation
mental health:
- children and young people and early intervention
- Mental Health Act
- suicide prevention and crisis prevention
bereavement
disabilities, including autism
offender health
patient safety:
- clinical negligence
- historic inquiries
- quality regulation
- death certification
- indemnity
- Patient Safety Commissioner
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
patient experience:
- ombudsman and complaints
- whistleblowing and health ethics
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA):
- COVID-19 (COVID-19 status certification, variant tracing and shielding)
- environmental health (air quality, chemicals and radiation)
- health security at the border
- infectious diseases (including mpox)
- seasonal flu
vaccines:
- COVID-19 vaccine deployment and uptake
- routine immunisations and vaccinations
long COVID
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and global health security
emergency preparedness, including Ukraine
sponsorship of:
- Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB)
- Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- NHS Resolution
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
- Human Tissue Authority (HTA)
- UKHSA
Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry