The Department of Health is managed by the Departmental Board within the strategic framework set by Ministers. The Board focuses on the biggest strategic cross-cutting issues and risks for the Department and its work programmes. It is supported by other Boards and Committees with defined responsibilities for areas of the Department’s business.
The CMB supports the DH Permanent Secretary in his personal responsibility as Accounting Officer for Departmental expenditure and provides leadership for the Department.
This Board supports the NHS Chief Executive in his responsibility as Accounting Officer for NHS expenditure and provides leadership for the NHS ensuring effective two-way communication, manages NHS performance and shapes policy and strategy for the NHS.
The Audit Committee advises the Accounting Officers and the Department’s Board on risk management, corporate governance and assurance arrangements in the Department and its subsidiary bodies
This Committee of the Department’s Board supports the DH presence in the regions in respect of the delivery of local health and social care.
This is a sub-committee of CMB, to which it reports, and is responsible for ensuring that, operationally, the Department is managed in a consistent, efficient and effective manner, focussing on capability, planning, performance and risk management, corporate policy making, internal communication, environmental, reputational and social issues.
This Committee monitors performance against the Department of Health’s Strategic Objectives, Public Service Agreements, critical programmes and projects and financial targets on behalf of the Departmental Board and provides a source of challenge on these to supporting Boards.
This Committee is a sub-committee of CMB and is responsible for developing and implementing best practice in policy-making across the Department , in particular an evidence based approach to the development of policy. It also advises CMB on the relative priority of policies and their fit with Departmental strategy.