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Address: The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS
Telephone number: 020 7210 4850
Website: http://www.dh.gov.uk

The Department of Health’s purpose is to improve England’s health and well-being and in doing so achieve better health, better care, and better value for all.

The vision for health and social care is focused around five key priorities:

A patient-led NHS
Delivering better health outcomes
A more autonomous and accountable system
Improved public health
Reforming long-term and social care

Our responsibilities

We have responsibility for standards of health care, including the NHS. We set the strategic framework for adult social care and influence local authority spend on social care. We also set the direction on promoting and protecting the public’s health, taking the lead on issues such as environmental hazards to health, infectious diseases, health promotion and education, the safety of medicines, and ethical issues.

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