Department of Health and Social Care
Organization GovernmentUK Department of Health and Social Care organization
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a UK government department responsible for public health, social care, and healthcare policy. Recent news highlights their involvement in various disputes with resident doctors, concerns over medicine supply issues, and retraction of misleading claims about sunbeds. The DHSC has also been criticized for medical negligence and is currently facing a row over funding cuts for physical education in schools. Their recent proposals and decisions have significant implications for the UK healthcare system and public health policies.
Last updated: May 15, 2026
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Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim
NHS spends record £241m outsourcing scan analysis to private firms
Two-thirds of NHS nurses believe lack of staff is putting patients at risk, survey finds
Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs
GPs and hospitals in England to be required to share data to create single patient records
Resident doctors accuse Keir Starmer of sabotaging talks to end pay and jobs dispute
Head of NHS England ‘really worried’ about medicine supplies
Resident doctors in England to begin six-day strike after rejecting offer in pay dispute
