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Welcome to Department for Health
Featured
Minister marks NI’s first Kinship Care Celebration Week
23 April 2026
Minister marks NI’s first Kinship Care Celebration Week
Health Minister commends role of Knitted Knockers in breast cancer support
21 April 2026
Health Minister commends role of Knitted Knockers in breast cancer support
Appointments to the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland
21 April 2026
Appointments to the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland
Quick links
DoH Ministerial announcements and statements
HSC NI Online
Fact file – consultation on a Public Health Bill
Digital Strategy - HSC Northern Ireland 2022 - 2030
DoH statistics and research
DoH Statistics Calendar
Enabling Safe Quality Midwifery Services and Care In Northern Ireland
Bengoa Conference: Accelerating Change - Oct 2024 - Conference highlights
Access to information DoH
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Our responsibilities
Dentistry
Advice on dental services and oral health for all dental practitioners and dental care professionals and guidance on workforce planning and contractual arrangements
Finance, Procurement and Support Services
Guidance to ALBs on accountability, financial management, procurement and other financial matters. Information about planned and ongoing procurements
Good management, good records
Advice and guidance on records management including a retention and disposal schedule covering all records created by the department and HSC organisations, as well as those working under contract to HSC
Health workforce policy and management
Medical employment terms and conditions (except GPs), workforce development including education, careers and skills, policy reports and guidance
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (AHPs)
Nursing and midwifery policies, strategies and guidance and professional guidance for allied health professions
Governance in health and social care
Guidance on how organisations should manage their businesses, determine strategy and achieve objectives
Mental health and learning disabilities
An overview of the Autism strategy and action plan; Bamford review of mental health and learning disability and mental health and learning disability statistics
Safety and Quality
Policy and Guidance for Improving the Safety and Quality of Health and Social Care Services
Public health policy and advice
The Strategic Framework for Public Health, health promotion, health protection and emergency preparedness, highlighting obesity prevention, sexual health, skin cancer prevention, suicide prevention and tobacco control
Professional medical and environmental health advice
Environmental health and climate change, health and social care research and development, professional good practice guidelines and HSC communications and letters from the CMO
Pharmacy
The Chief Pharmaceutical Officer Cathy Harrison and her team are responsible for providing specialist advice on medicines and pharmaceutical issues, for the development of policy relating to medicines
Social Care Policy
All professional aspects on how social care is delivered in Northern Ireland including social work strategy, child protection, NSMC, early authoritative interventions
Health policy
Making Life Better, Donaldson report
DoH Statistics and Research
Information & analysis directorate (IAD) provides statistical information relating to many aspects of health and social care services in Northern Ireland.
Implementation Programme for the Recommendations from the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia Related Deaths (IHRD)
Information on the Departments Implementation Programme for the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia Related Deaths (IHRD)
Transformation Programme
In October 2016, a 10 year approach to transforming health and social care was launched, “Health and Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together”.
NMC Future Nurse education standards
Chief Nursing Officer Professor Charlotte McArdle launches the implementation of the 2018 NMC Future Nurse education standards here in Northern Ireland.
Digital
Strategy
Neurology Recall
Overview and guidance for Neurology Recall patients seeking compensation
Celebrating 75 years of the Health Service
This year is the 75th anniversary of the NHS
Independent Neurology Inquiry (INI)
Information on the INI Implementation Programme
Review of Neurology Services
Neurological conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease and motor neurone disease result from damage to the brain, spinal cord or peripheral nervous system. Some neurological conditions are life threatening, with many severely affecting an individual’s quality of life.
We work with these bodies
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Business Services Organisation
Children's Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland
Northern Health & Social Care Trust
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
Northern Ireland Fire Rescue Service
Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency
Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Patient Client Council
Public Health Agency
Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
Western Health & Social Care Trust
Our documents
Our publications
Northern Ireland waiting time statistics: emergency care waiting times January - March 2026
Published
23 April 2026
Public Appointment Competition for 2 Non-Executive (Lay) Directors across two HSC Trusts
Published
9 April 2026
Northern Ireland waiting time statistics: cancer waiting times October - December 2025
Published
2 April 2026
See all our publications
Our consultations
NICE Equality Consultation: NICE Clinical Guideline NG257 - Fertility problems: assessment and treatment (updates and replaces CG156)
Closes 13 May 2026
NICE Clinical Guideline NG256 - Kidney cancer: diagnosis and management
Closes 30 April 2026
Publication of EQIA for Draft Budget
Closes 01 June 2026
See all our consultations
Access to information
How to request information from the Department of Health including Freedom of Information, information about yourself and the type of information we commit to publish on a regular basis.
Find out more about accessing Department of Health information
The Minister
Minister of Health
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt was appointed Minister of Health for Northern Ireland on 29 May 2024. Mr Nesbitt previously served as the Assembly Private Secretary to the Health Minister.
About us
The Department of Health (DoH) is responsible for:
Health and Social Care (HSC), which includes policy and legislation for hospitals, family practitioner services and community health and personal social services
Public Health, which covers policy, legislation and administrative action to promote and protect the health and well-being of the population
Public Safety, which covers policy and legislation for fire and rescue services
Read more about the department
Corporate information
Privacy Notice - DoH
DoH Business Areas - Privacy Notices
Public Task Statement
Public Safety
DoH equality policy information
Social Media Policy
Contact us
Department of Health
Castle Buildings
Stormont
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT4 3SQ
Telephone: 028 9052 0500
Email:
enquiries@health-ni.gov.uk
Alternatively contact us using our
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Please Note: This email address is for non-emergency queries only relating to the work of the Department of Health NI.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PLEASE CALL 999.
Correspondence received by the Department is not acknowledged: however, every effort is made to ensure a prompt response.
Contact information for DHSC (England)
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