Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health

Baroness Merron

Biography

Baroness Merron was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 9 July 2024.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women’s Health and Mental Health is responsible for:

  • patient voice and patient experience:
    • Patient Safety Commissioner
    • complaints
    • Healthwatch
  • patient safety:
    • clinical negligence
    • inquiries
    • quality regulation
    • death certification
    • indemnity
  • mental health:
    • mental health reform
    • children and young people and early intervention
    • suicide and crisis prevention
    • offender health
    • mental health inquiries
  • blood, transplant and organs

  • research:
    • clinical trials
    • COVID-19 vaccine licensing
    • National Institute for Health and Care Research
  • life sciences and innovation:
    • medtech and regulation
    • genomics
  • women’s health

  • maternity services

  • reproductive health

  • abortion

  • gender identity services

  • statutory instruments, including retained EU laws

  • departmental management

  • sponsorship of:

    • Health Research Authority
    • Care Quality Commission
    • Health Services Safety Investigations Body
    • NHS Resolution
    • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
    • Human Tissue Authority
    • NHS Blood and Transplant

More about this role

Department of Health and Social Care