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Department of Health (DH)
The DH (UK) is in overall charge of the NHS with a cabinet minister reporting as Secretary of State for Health to the Prime Minister. The department has control of England’s 10 Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs). It is also responsible for government policy in English health and social care matters along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish governments.
See also:
NHS
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Department of Health (DH)
Related terms
Health-related Quality of QOL, Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM), National Service Frameworks (NSF), World Health Organisation (WHO), Cost-minimisation analysis (CMA), Practice Based Commissioning (PBC), Prophylaxis, NHS Direct, General practitioner (GP), Alternative service providers (ASP), Primary care, Cost–benefit analysis, British Medical Association (BMA), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Global Health Index,
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