The Department of Health and Social Care is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for government policy on health and adult social care matters in England
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![Quarry House: a DH building shared with the Department for Work and Pensions at Quarry Hill, Leeds (known locally as 'The Kremlin'[citation needed]).](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/QuarryHouseLeeds.jpg/500px-QuarryHouseLeeds.jpg)
Quarry House: a DH building shared with the Department for Work and Pensions at Quarry Hill, Leeds (known locally as 'The Kremlin'[citation needed]).
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The secretary of state for health and social care, also referred to as the health secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department
Department of Health and Social Care
…Scottish Government, Welsh Government or Northern Ireland Executive. It oversees the English National Health Service (NHS). The department is led by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care with three ministers of state and three parliamentary under-secretaries of state. The department develops policies and guidelines to improve the quality…
Yvette Cooper Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2025