Website of the Department of Health
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About the Department of Health
The Department of Health (DH) exists to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England.
This section explains DH's work, structure and responsibilities.
How DH works
How the Department of Health is structured and works to improve the quality and convenience of care provided by the NHS and social services.
Organisations that work with DH
About the arm’s length bodies (ALBs), forums and networks that support the work of the DH.
Chief Medical Officer
Reports, publications and key public health and clinical quality issues from England’s principal medical adviser.
Ministers and Department leaders
Information on the Ministers, Departmental board and clinical specialists that work together to ensure the Department meets its objectives.
Chief professional officers
Providing expert knowledge in specialist health and social care disciplines.
DH recruitment
How to find out about current job vacancies, volunteering and placement opportunities plus information about the graduate training scheme.
Additional links
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Departmental Report 2008
How DH spent its resources across policies and programmes, and its future spending plans.
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