Minister of State for Care and Mental Health
| Minister of State for Care and Mental Health | |
|---|---|
His Majesty's Government | |
Incumbent Office not in use | |
| Department of Health and Social Care | |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Elizabeth II |
| Inaugural holder | Gillian Keegan |
| Formation | 16 September 2021 |
| Final holder | Gillian Keegan |
| Abolished | 8 September 2022 |
| Website | Official website |
The Minister of State for Care and Mental Health was a ministerial position within the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of mental health and social care policy.[1]
History
Social care
In 2006,
After the Conservative victory in the 2015 general election, Alistair Burt was appointed Minister of State for Community and Social Care. The position was given to David Mowat and renamed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care and Support. After Mowat lost his Warrington South seat at the 2017 general election,[3] the position remained vacant. In 2018 Caroline Dinenage was appointed as the new Minister of State for Social Care.[4] During the 2020 reshuffle, Helen Whately was appointed as Dinenage's successor.[5][6]
Mental health
Following the general election in June 2017, Jackie Doyle-Price was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities, the country's first mental health minister. The portfolio was expanded on World Mental Health Day 2018 to become Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention.[7]
In July 2019,
Appointment
In
In September 2022, the social care and mental health portfolios were divided.
Responsibilities
The Minister of State for Care and Mental Health led on the following:[1]
- adult social care
- health and care integration
- dementia, disabilities and long-term conditions
- NHS Continuing Healthcare
- mental health
- suicide prevention and crisis prevention
- offender health
- vulnerable groups
- bereavement
Minister
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Keegan
MP for Chichester |
|
16 September 2021 | 8 September 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | ||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Minister of State (Minister for Care and Mental Health) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ Samuel, Mithran (2008-07-29). "Ivan Lewis challenges adult care sector to deliver". Community Care. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ Coles, Amy (2017-06-09). "Warrington South won by Labour as Faisal Rashid snatches Tory seat". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "Hft welcomes new Minister of State for Care". Politics Home. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "New jobs for Kent MPs in government reshuffle". Kent Online. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "New Minister of State for Care". Care Management Matters. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "World Mental Health Day: PM appoints suicide prevention minister". BBC News. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ Shepherd, James (29 July 2017). "New health ministers appointed by incoming prime minister". Nursing Times. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ Dorries, Nadine (5 May 2020). "Honoured and thrilled to have been promoted today by BorisJohnson to Minister of State at DHSCgovuk where we are all working together in the battle against COVID19 Inthistogether StayHomeSaveLives". Twitter. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Channel, FE News: The Future of Education News (16 September 2021). "Gillian Keegan moves on from Apprenticeships and Skills Minister to Department of Health and Social Care in Gov #reshuffle". FE News. Retrieved 2021-09-16.