Please find below a complete list of our new health team,
along with their individual responsibilities within the
brief.
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
CBE MP
Shadow Health
Minister
MP
Adult Social Care, Elderly Care, NHS IT, NHS Service
Configuration, NHS Professionals, Workforce and Education and
Training, International Health, Hospices / Palliative Care,
Patient and Public Engagement, Community Hospitals, Blood and
Transplants, Scotland and Wales Liaison, North-West and West
Midlands.
Shadow Health
Minister
MP
Commissioning Health Services, Primary Care / Community
Healthcare, Cancer Care, Commissioning & Relationship with
NICE, Vascular Strategy, Pharmacy, Patient Care / NHS Information
Strategy, Human Tissues and Embryos Legislation, Clinical
Negligence / MDU / MPS, Departmental – PQs, Midlands and
Yorkshire and Humber.
Shadow Health
Minister
MP
NHS Professional Regulation / Education and Training (supporting
Stephen O'Brien), Quality & Safety (Healthcare Commission,
NPSA and Patient Environment), Long-term Medical Conditions,
Hospital Aquired Infections, Maternity Services, Nursing and
Midwifery, Mental Health, Children and Young People's
Health.
Shadow Health
Minister
MP
Healthcare Providers (Foundation Trusts, Independent Providers,
Social Enterprise and relations with Monitor), Urgent Care, Out
of Hours, A&E, Ambulance Trusts, NHS Direct, Dentistry, NHS
Business Services Authority, Food Standards Agency, Prison Health
Services, Liaison with Defence Medical Services, Support for
Shadow Secretary of State on Public Health and Emergency
Preparedness, London and North East.
Shadow Health Minister (Lords)
Pharmaceuticals
Medical Research
Opposition Spokesman for Health, House of Lords
