Department of Health and Social Care

Latest from the Department of Health and Social Care

What we do

We support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer.

DHSC is a ministerial department, supported by 23 agencies and public bodies.

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Documents

Policy papers and consultations

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

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Our ministers

Our management

Permanent Secretary
Second Permanent Secretary
Chief Medical Officer
DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser
Director General, Primary Care and Prevention
Director General, Secondary Care and Integration
Director General, Adult Social Care
Director General, Finance
Director General, 10 Year Health Plan
Non-Executive Director with responsibility for the union
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Director, Joint Work and Health
Director, Ministers, Accountability and Strategy
Director, Human Resources

Special representatives

UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance

Contact DHSC

General enquiries

Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Switchboard

0300 790 4007

Media enquiries

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm:

020 7972 3272

Out of hours:

0333 320 1654

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of information (FOI) requests

Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

High profile groups within DHSC

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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